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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/ ... al-attack.html?_r=0* J( I, n: p4 Q3 Y7 @0 A. Q
6 L4 N$ a3 e8 o* v/ W/ z$ ?# cMy fellow Americans,, W6 X3 O* e- f
On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.
/ G0 V' x ~+ C* H% h' B2 KAssad 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.
3 _( ]+ A! q9 q! G2 z2 dNo child of god should ever suffer such horror.# H8 q/ J: M' y/ q9 w
Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched./ I6 I! E# W( L" r% {! z! 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.
) T: F+ u5 M7 g, {/ H' ]- r) Q; x- fThere 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.
% B9 ^ f7 w! M$ p3 T: tYears of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically.
6 ]! b1 `. ?9 H( L7 tAs a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.
* M0 R% \! C% L+ m* ETonight 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 o* }) U [* t3 B6 B- i
We ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.
0 I ?7 ]1 ~7 w# U5 eWe pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.7 N( ~- S: e/ a! h B; B) X
And we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail.
X: Q2 q, ^( z) D. jGoodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.9 M3 L8 [1 b) J4 [' \; L/ o4 i
Read: Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike+ \9 v+ q- O5 Q* V9 }" d
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