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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/ ... al-attack.html?_r=0
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" o( |# O4 G% d- o, `6 jMy fellow Americans,5 [( R4 A8 g+ V
On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.
' K, q5 O' r9 nAssad 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.
9 v7 ]& ?: L- x% z u) XNo child of god should ever suffer such horror.
6 ]/ `* P, F. I, B; ]Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched.) `9 v+ }! Y+ A" x6 c* L3 P3 {2 i
It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.
; C3 i @. T: v- C. u) M o) \7 E, s; jThere 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.9 ~- @" v+ l+ h s3 I3 H9 O
Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically.; ^7 v( m4 l' v2 C( P0 b1 w" N
As a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.3 M% r$ B* m& r$ ^& F# x5 p
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.( J1 `( z, d4 Y; ]/ C9 M
We ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.$ w- x- y2 `+ T6 b4 C
We pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.0 Q0 Q) z1 n3 Z
And we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail.
1 B1 {" ~- K* m; e4 u- E+ C) TGoodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.4 i! @* @. N2 N, u5 |& }
Read: Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike- a' {! U1 B+ _! e
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