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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/ ... al-attack.html?_r=0
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" w+ x0 _& \6 P5 Y% k% UMy fellow Americans,! \7 `8 x0 H8 n0 Y% N9 @9 G8 Z
On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.
# p4 `. i8 j8 l, w3 WAssad 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.
6 O" i6 c8 y8 ]8 m/ yNo child of god should ever suffer such horror.
4 U( I8 D8 {1 ^ D" q! oTonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched.
2 `1 p# A+ J; H6 }* V( VIt is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.
$ p1 D+ b" c5 |/ P6 w4 kThere 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.
+ j4 I. T4 ?4 d) h5 ZYears of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically.
6 [7 u$ E6 s/ L* B! ?As a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.
0 z" i/ A5 x9 O8 R" ^( TTonight 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.2 l, a& g1 M! ^/ _$ ~, z8 e9 a
We ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world." N I. p+ C7 ^0 E9 d1 y9 K3 h
We pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.
& Q L9 _5 {% @# }6 X) Z- ^And we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail., y8 h. c$ [/ p, q
Goodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.4 `0 z7 O, \ ]& y: Q' ?
Read: Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike
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