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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/ ... al-attack.html?_r=0' v2 U( Y( U3 n& d$ ~) g) h1 f
3 ?/ E8 Z' G1 X' f# Z ^, bMy fellow Americans,
/ Q+ D/ f! K( C3 |9 z3 r# O8 F! D' EOn Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.
1 I( U( h8 F% d' e5 K; h5 V1 a% d$ xAssad 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., K8 h# l' k" U9 T% J% P) Z
No child of god should ever suffer such horror.
9 N d% |, P0 q) i+ xTonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched.
& y3 [; D/ `) q3 K* ?2 EIt is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.6 P8 T2 j* h5 e& G$ {: ~0 ]0 o
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.' Q3 b" C& {/ g p6 p* Q+ P
Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically.7 i- r# I" v1 u: M+ B6 ?/ ?9 a
As a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.
. [3 Z# q; ~, x$ T! NTonight 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.
+ z' p& u6 R- \; O2 ~We ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.8 X- y# v" O( k: T( t: U
We pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.& L2 [# |: m( n0 h; g& V0 D
And we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail.
; w T, A: z, B2 {* F" {( DGoodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.) |, x6 q3 Y E4 v1 e% A
Read: Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike* P3 I5 w: F/ x8 R8 L" c
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