For the second time, Mr. Trump finally got around to smacking Syria.
It took far too long and involved far too much chatter. They had a great deal of time to prepare for such a strike, and once again, the damage was negligible.
A few days ago, I posted concerning the lack of response.
A great deal of what I read last night was insane babbling from civilians who've become conditioned to living in fear under this president.
"We're going to war" was one of the more common idiocies they spouted.
Well, not if last night was any indicator.
My understanding is that we fired just over 100 missiles into Syria last night.
Then we called it a day.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, does not a "war" make.
During the last missile strike against Syria, far too little was done. The air base struck last year was launching and recovering aircraft within 48 hours. The attack was hardly a blip on their radar.
And what was the outcome?
Other chemical weapon attacks.
If we wanted to make an impression, instead of targeting airfields in this throw-mud-at-it-and-see-what-sticks approach, we should have shifted to other, more strategic targets.
We should have went after Assad directly, ala Qaddafi.
We should have ended their ability to generate electricity.
We should have taken out every way possible for them to move freight by both destroying rail and by taking out bridges.
Oh, it might look impressive when you watch the videos of these attacks in pitch black night.
But in a few days, it'll be as if this strike never happened... business as usual.
As expected, the Russians didn't do anything. Over the years, you may have noticed that they talk a great game, but don't play it all that well.
To me, this was a wasted effort. If you're going to expend in excess of over $200 million in munitions, it should leave a lasting impression.
And once again... it didn't.
It took too long. They talked too much. And if you're going to throw a punch?
Throw one that will make a difference.
It took far too long and involved far too much chatter. They had a great deal of time to prepare for such a strike, and once again, the damage was negligible.
A few days ago, I posted concerning the lack of response.
A great deal of what I read last night was insane babbling from civilians who've become conditioned to living in fear under this president.
"We're going to war" was one of the more common idiocies they spouted.
Well, not if last night was any indicator.
My understanding is that we fired just over 100 missiles into Syria last night.
Then we called it a day.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, does not a "war" make.
During the last missile strike against Syria, far too little was done. The air base struck last year was launching and recovering aircraft within 48 hours. The attack was hardly a blip on their radar.
And what was the outcome?
Other chemical weapon attacks.
If we wanted to make an impression, instead of targeting airfields in this throw-mud-at-it-and-see-what-sticks approach, we should have shifted to other, more strategic targets.
We should have went after Assad directly, ala Qaddafi.
We should have ended their ability to generate electricity.
We should have taken out every way possible for them to move freight by both destroying rail and by taking out bridges.
Oh, it might look impressive when you watch the videos of these attacks in pitch black night.
But in a few days, it'll be as if this strike never happened... business as usual.
As expected, the Russians didn't do anything. Over the years, you may have noticed that they talk a great game, but don't play it all that well.
To me, this was a wasted effort. If you're going to expend in excess of over $200 million in munitions, it should leave a lasting impression.
And once again... it didn't.
It took too long. They talked too much. And if you're going to throw a punch?
Throw one that will make a difference.
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