[DemolitionRed]

According to some sources, the airfield strike did not damage Syrian aircraft or ordinance, and will not impair their ability to use their air power. Russian forces were informed of the strike beforehand, and it is presumed they informed the Assad regime as well.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/airs...tary-official/

According to the Independent, Trumps biggest fans desert him over Syrian air strikes.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a7671601.html

[user104658]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

According to some sources, the airfield strike did not damage Syrian aircraft or ordinance, and will not impair their ability to use their air power. Russian forces were informed of the strike beforehand, and it is presumed they informed the Assad regime as well.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/airs...tary-official/

According to the Independent, Trumps biggest fans desert him over Syrian air strikes.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a7671601.html

Hmm. Convenient.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

According to some sources, the airfield strike did not damage Syrian aircraft or ordinance, and will not impair their ability to use their air power. Russian forces were informed of the strike beforehand, and it is presumed they informed the Assad regime as well.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/airs...tary-official/

According to the Independent, Trumps biggest fans desert him over Syrian air strikes.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a7671601.html

Yeah the Russian military were informed just before so they could presumably get off the base.Now whether the Russians informed the Syrians who knows.Not all the missiles hit though due to Syrian anti air defences(provided by Russia).

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Yeah the Russian military were informed just before so they could presumably get off the base.Now whether the Russians informed the Syrians who knows.Not all the missiles hit though due to Syrian anti air defences(provided by Russia).

What about the planes and the airstrip? According to pictures, no planes have been damaged and the airstrip runway is still intact. 50 of those missiles could of taken out an entire city. Why so little damage?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

What about the planes and the airstrip? According to pictures, no planes have been damaged and the airstrip runway is still intact. 50 of those missiles could of taken out an entire city. Why so little damage?

Trump is in his 70's, his little spurt has probably lost a lot of its potency. Sure, a younger, more virile president could have wiped out a city with those missiles but Trump's were like a handful of firecrackers. It's not his fault.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Trump is in his 70's, his little spurt has probably lost a lot of its potency. Sure, a younger, more virile president could have wiped out a city with those missiles but Trump's were like a handful of firecrackers. It's not his fault.

A nice bit of ageism to start the day. As I have said before there seems to be a hierarchy of isms on here - some you can laugh and joke about, whilst others you dare not breath their names for fear of on OTT negative response and the feeling of having to 'run for cover'.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

A nice bit of ageism to start the day. As I have said before there seems to be a hierarchy of isms on here - some you can laugh and joke about, whilst others you dare not breath their names for fear of on OTT negative response.

Feel The Force.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Feel The Force.

I feel it - thing is it has a tendency to set me off. And so it goes on? Double standards have a way of doing that! Bit of a puzzle that!!!!

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

What about the planes and the airstrip? According to pictures, no planes have been damaged and the airstrip runway is still intact. 50 of those missiles could of taken out an entire city. Why so little damage?

From your link-

'The official also told Babb the Tomahawk cruise missiles used in the raid were precision, and not cratering, to minimize damage.

The same official told Babb the airstrike hit a couple dozen Syrian military aircraft, ammunition storage facilities and other airbase infrastructure.

No chemical weapons were hit during the strike, the official said.'


Also 50 Tomahawk's wouldn't anywhere near take out a city.They're only 1000lb bombs.
The first 24 hour barrage of the Iraq war was 500 Tomahawks and even that alone did'nt take out a city.
There were big 2000lb bombs and other cruise missiles launched from bombers.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

I feel it - thing is it has a tendency to set me off. And so it goes on? Double standards have a way of doing that! Bit of a puzzle that!!!!

It's called "triggering". I feel for you. The mods will set you up a safe space.

[Beso]

Drop a nuke on the ****hole.

[arista]

Clash - yes its been that way for decades.


Well , Trump
you only killed around 5 people.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

It's called "triggering". I feel for you. The mods will set you up a safe space.

Nah, not my thing. I don't need a safe space unlike all those soppy uni students today. I guess they have too much time on their hands.

[DemolitionRed]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...-us-tomahawks/
Syrian warplanes took off from the air base hit by US cruise missiles yesterday to carry out bombing raids on rebel-held areas, in a defiant show of strength.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Nah, not my thing. I don't need a safe space unlike all those soppy uni students today. I guess they have too much time on their hands.

Ageism?.....

Damn those young people for wanting a world to mature in

[Kizzy]

Youtube video

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Youtube video

We have to take on board everything that comes out of an experts mouth and that includes all sides. Its the difference between seeing a flat square or a whole cube.

[Beso]

Storing chemucal weapons miles from an airfield and under your own sides noses is a stupid place to store chemical weapons...isis are not stupid.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...-us-tomahawks/
Syrian warplanes took off from the air base hit by US cruise missiles yesterday to carry out bombing raids on rebel-held areas, in a defiant show of strength.

Hopefully that doesn't trigger Trump again.Don't want him doing it again.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Hopefully that doesn't trigger Trump again.Don't want him doing it again.

Yeah well I think its going to get worse before it gets better

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Youtube video

Agree with that guy.Trump acted quickly and emotionally before any investigation was carried out.We just don't know.Unless the US military know something that has'nt been released.Although you'd think if there was evidence then they'd release it.
He is right about the rebels possibly using chemical weapons to provoke the US into more action too.It's a mess.
I support action against ISIS but the situation has changed way beyond dethroning Assad now.That ship sailed when Russia got involved.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

Yeah well I think its going to get worse before it gets better

Unfortunately i don't think it is going to get better.

[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by parmnion

Storing chemucal weapons miles from an airfield and under your own sides noses is a stupid place to store chemical weapons...isis are not stupid.

I would question if its ISIS. There was a documentary on the other night from inside Iraq. (channel 4 Thurs night 22:00) It showed there is nothing left of ISIS in Iraq and now the rebel forces are killing Sunni Muslims en masse. According to the West, there are still around 30,000 ISIS fighters in Iraq but this clearly isn't true.

I think ISIS are probably now playing a very small part in what's happening in Syria but because we, the western public can relate terror to this one group, the media are still using its name. We really don't know who the rebel forces are any more; there are so many of them that as one lot die out, the next take over... and so it goes on.

[Beso]

Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

I would question if its ISIS. There was a documentary on the other night from inside Iraq. (channel 4 Thurs night 22:00) It showed there is nothing left of ISIS in Iraq and now the rebel forces are killing Sunni Muslims en masse. According to the West, there are still around 30,000 ISIS fighters in Iraq but this clearly isn't true.

I think ISIS are probably now playing a very small part in what's happening in Syria but because we, the western public can relate terror to this one group, the media are still using its name. We really don't know who the rebel forces are any more; there are so many of them that as one lot die out, the next take over... and so it goes on.

I just love it when one ch4 documentary suddenly turns out to be the one and only thing we should be believing.

[Kizzy]

I remember the news during the gulf war hearing the Sunni Muslims were against Shia, it's been going on for a generation.... How can you not know this?
You can't mock others by flaunting your own ignorance.