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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/ ... al-attack.html?_r=0
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My fellow Americans,
0 x8 M$ W% P f5 j- |- A {" U q; oOn Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.* H8 Z( Q8 i5 E) P& k
Assad choked out the lives of innocent men, women and children. It was a slow and brutal death for so many. Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack.
% \! [6 U& u3 B9 A! F. K1 iNo child of god should ever suffer such horror.; W1 m& N; Q: H5 o0 m
Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched.5 Q- N: n! D3 {! u/ m4 O
It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.6 R( o' e# k8 j. t2 v7 t+ ^6 W( R) h
There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the chemical weapons convention, and ignored the urging of the UN security council.
* m' ]+ y* Z8 r) ^' _! U. A9 } ?Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically.
+ D/ ~7 w4 ]. X& s3 _As a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.: v4 e0 z! d% A# l. ?
Tonight I call on all civilised nations to join us in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria, and also to end terrorism of all kinds and all types.2 Y# b+ d: n, _2 q$ g* A* f9 M& \
We ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.
4 f0 \! W. F, E' T \$ bWe pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.
! S, } j# G) ?8 v0 i, I, `& f. X, UAnd we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail.7 p3 F' t' ?8 G
Goodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.
1 S. M6 J0 c i9 d& { Read: Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike
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