Trump Says Missiles ‘Will Be Coming’ to Syria
After Russia warns the United States against military strikes in Syria, the president announces his intentions by tweeting, "Get ready Russia, because [missiles] will be coming, nice and new and 'smart!'"WASHINGTON—The Latest on President Donald Trump’s response to Syria’s suspected chemical attack on civilians (all times local):
7:10 a.m.
After Russia warned the United States against military strikes in Syria, President Donald Trump says missiles “will be coming.”
Trump says on Twitter Wednesday: “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!'” He adds: “You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!”
Russian lawmakers have warned the United States that Moscow would view an airstrike on Syria as a war crime, saying it could trigger a direct military clash.
Trump didn’t say whether he was referring to a U.S. military strike. But he has threatened military action in response to Syria’s suspected chemical attack, which activists and rescuers say killed at least 40 people. The Syrian government and its ally Russia have denied that such an attack ever happened.
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12:09 a.m.
Officials of the Trump administration have been discussing with officials of France and Britain a possible joint military response to Syria’s alleged poison gas attack.
U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that the allies have weighed launching a military strike as early as the end of this week.
The White House says President Donald Trump has decided not to attend a summit in South America this week to remain in the U.S. to manage the crisis. In the past Trump has vowed to stand up to Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Trump has suggested that he has little doubt that Syrian government forces are to blame for what he says was a chemical attack, but neither he nor other administration officials have produced hard evidence. Syria denies the accusation.
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There's not much evidence to support all the talk about Russian assertion and U.S. decline in the region.
Let's start with the fact that to take some of the country's "massive amounts of oil," as the president suggests, is a war crime.
The president's 2020 opponents would do well to watch his moves on the international front, as they could help his re-election cause.
The president shakes up world politics by unexpectedly announcing a full and immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from northeast Syria.
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