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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/ ... al-attack.html?_r=0$ M0 F, W$ i: l5 p9 W
% G; ]7 A) B. E, J6 }) j% a4 ~ T8 a8 M6 yMy fellow Americans,
) F Z% @+ B4 I$ P+ ^On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.
( t& R, X7 i q" k" ?* 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., Y, U! W2 Q1 A" c/ q
No child of god should ever suffer such horror.0 ]' I* H; y* Y
Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched.$ E3 o. G' t4 j& J
It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.1 B% g& \8 r7 C( T2 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.
# Y; h8 K: ]2 _# BYears of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically.
1 l9 D1 a" c1 M% @. d- zAs a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.2 g8 }9 K$ K3 B" _
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.& c9 j. N# u) y* ^/ _* r4 a" a
We ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.0 u( t# k; Y& V$ h& b
We pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.
; u$ _' J- u: Y1 d8 J4 J/ |1 |# KAnd we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail.5 z2 H' G4 ^$ B1 Z2 p! m! Q: e
Goodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.
/ e: l) ^! q5 h3 o) S0 E1 `: e Read: Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike9 l5 ?$ u7 _/ z3 X
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