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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/ ... al-attack.html?_r=0
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% J z; [ e) Y- CMy fellow Americans,
: M5 c( v+ a# ROn Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.
9 I$ z9 z1 l5 v+ \$ H& [. eAssad 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.1 @2 d( [0 H% P2 V: ?# Z! V* ]- q
No child of god should ever suffer such horror.) E V- s0 m. B ~ u0 V
Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched.
1 V% J' k8 i( R9 P& ^It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.
+ V# q& v3 P* }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.0 ?( l9 G% k6 b% a! [) Q, R1 _0 o5 i$ V
Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically.; I$ t3 f3 }. @9 U* t: m
As a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.
v3 Q1 ~1 {4 W8 C/ t$ S+ lTonight 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. A" ^6 I/ F! s& v
We ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.
" h4 K2 T1 w/ i- _4 P" mWe pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.
5 z# X! M, a. w( F/ hAnd we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail.
7 f6 \ o7 r3 [5 y# k4 u& ZGoodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.
' M" b6 v' G# ?, O Read: Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike: J6 T/ N: c+ n; r9 {& E% X6 J
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