U.S. Launches Tomahawk Missiles Against Syrian Government

Brandon Turbeville
Activist Post
April 7, 2017

Shortly after the chemical weapons incident in Syria, Donald Trump paraded himself in front of the world posing as emotionally distraught over the deaths of “beautiful babies” in Syria as a result of what he claimed was a Syrian government chemical attack. Of course, while no one knows definitively who was responsible for the attack, it is clear that the Syrian government was not the responsible party. At best, a weapons depot was bombed that was housing chemical weapons belonging to Western-backed terrorists.

Only a number of hours after feigning concern over gassed children, Trump ordered Tomahawk missile strikes against Syrian military bases in Syria, under the guise of protecting civilians.

The Guardian, reporting on the strikes up to the minute, reported,

The map shows al-Shayrat airfield, a Syrian military site close to Homs, which was targeted by around 60 US Tomahawk missiles. 

It’s currently Friday 4.30am in Syria. It is not yet clear precisely what time the strikes were carried out.

At 9:40pm, the Guardian wrote,

CNN reports that the missile launches took place around an hour ago, at 8.45 ET – that would have been 3.45am in Syria. The targets at the military airbase included runways, aircraft and fuel points.

Five minutes later, the Guardian reported,

The strike comprised dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from the guided-missile destroyers USS Ross and Porter in the eastern Mediterranean. An airfield near Homs was targeted, signalling a limited initial engagement. The US did not target Syria’s formidable air defences, as it does before a concerted airpower campaign.

Below are Trump’s comments regarding his orders to strike Syrian military positions, given before reporters in Florida:

My fellow Americans, 

On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent. 

Assad 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. 

No child of god should ever suffer such horror. 

Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syriafrom where the chemical attack was launched. 

It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. 

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. 

Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically. 

As a result the refufee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies. 

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. 

We ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.

We pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed. 

And we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail. 

Goodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.

To this, I would add “God help America.” What the United States has done is to come to the rescue of terrorists, al-Qaeda, and ISIS and, of course, forwarded its own agenda of imperialism in the process.

We now await the Russian response and the consequences that will possibly have dire ramifications for the rest of the world.


Brandon Turbeville – article archive here – is the author of seven books, Codex Alimentarius — The End of Health Freedom, 7 Real Conspiracies, Five Sense Solutions and Dispatches From a Dissident, volume 1 andvolume 2, The Road to Damascus: The Anglo-American Assault on Syria, The Difference it Makes: 36 Reasons Why Hillary Clinton Should Never Be President, and Resisting The Empire: The Plan To Destroy Syria And How The Future Of The World Depends On The Outcome. Turbeville has published over 1000 articles on a wide variety of subjects including health, economics, government corruption, and civil liberties. Brandon Turbeville’s radio show Truth on The Tracks can be found every Monday night 9 pm EST atUCYTV. His website is BrandonTurbeville.com He is available for radio and TV interviews. Please contact activistpost (at) gmail.com.

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