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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/ ... al-attack.html?_r=0- Q" ?9 D" Q* [0 D2 B5 [- G
$ F; q* ~$ D% m7 A. jMy fellow Americans,& V1 g2 z0 t7 a, L! J
On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.
& e6 S: d$ g3 n5 d. lAssad 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.
! d( N( |" b; P8 F1 fNo child of god should ever suffer such horror.6 R$ V& V6 e T& d) T
Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched.
' w3 A0 P" M' w" J# A% Q- ZIt is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.4 B% [4 _4 j! W. u
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.
- Y1 L4 x4 o& o; W4 G w* }: ^) {Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically.
7 I( {' t- l. P# |% aAs a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.
/ E0 C0 `& l ^. a1 w$ ATonight 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.# c" o9 E, W4 H! a. r/ e. N3 [
We ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.
& f5 B7 C' J' R: ]We pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.
6 A- K( {) I- O# FAnd we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail.+ X/ j4 w: O5 @: ?. @: D+ d
Goodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.
1 C1 F# h, }6 p' ` f* J7 g/ t Read: Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike) N' j3 ^5 Z0 `% y
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