U.S. strikes Syrian military airfield

by finleymediaon 4/7/2017, 2:47:08 AM with 8 comments
  • by dhbaneson 4/7/2017, 2:51:56 AM

    Previous discussion on a post that seems to have been removed from the front page for some reason: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14056254

    Edit: removed hash

  • by ralmidanion 4/7/2017, 3:03:45 AM

    As a Syrian-American who voted for Clinton, I am incredibly happy that Trump has shown resolve where Obama failed to.

    This may not directly cause the downfall of the abominable Assad regime, but at least it will make Assad think twice before using chemical weapons again. Hopefully, it will be followed by safe zones and arming the Free Syrian Army.

  • by greenyodaon 4/7/2017, 2:49:30 AM

    Extensive discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14056254

  • by gragason 4/7/2017, 2:59:02 AM

    Here's the official White House video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sVp3yFNEYQ

  • by brkjmpon 4/7/2017, 2:57:01 AM

    Al Jazeera coverage:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgJtWREOXHA

  • by nodesocketon 4/7/2017, 3:02:00 AM

    Interested to see how the market reacts to Trumps first and very justified use of military force.

  • by JumpCrisscrosson 4/7/2017, 2:55:08 AM

    Hypothesis: this is a message to Xi and North Korea. Syria is a consequence-free zone. Unless we depose Assad and commit to nation building, this has limited non-humanitarian consequence. Bonus: decisive action right after McMasters reclaims Bannon's NSC seat.