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US Strikes Syrian Base With Over 50 Tomahawk Missiles (nbcnews.com)
mi writes: Two U.S. warships in the Mediterranean Sea fired 59 Tomahawk missiles intended for a single target -- Shayrat Airfield in Homs province in western Syria, the Defense Department said. That's the airfield from which the United States believes the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fired chemical weapons on Tuesday. There was no immediate word on casualties. U.S. officials told NBC News that people were not targeted and that aircraft and infrastructure at the site, including the runway, were hit. Slashdot reader Humbubba shares a similar report from Washington Post, adding that Thursday's strike was the "first direct American assault on the government of President Bashar al-Assad since that country's civil war began six years ago." The report also notes that the strike "dramatically expands U.S. military involvement in Syria and exposes the United States to heightened risk of direct confrontation with Russia and Iran, both backing Assad in his attempt to crush his opposition."
Initial reports are a kindergarten and two hospitals were hit.
There's no proof he used any Sarin gas. He relinquished his chemical weapons in 2013 and John Kerry even praised him for it.
You forgot to mention that also two wedding parties were hit, all dead.
If a real war breaks out, I don't want the US military sitting on old missiles. They replace them anyways even if they don't shoot them. Surely it is more fun to use them.
Why are Tomahawk missiles so expensive?
What price are you charging for yours?
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.
Good thing everyone voted against Clinton and stopped her from starting another war in the middle east. Oh wait...
"airbase was being used by the russian's"
I wish I could send a Tomahawk on that apostrophe. And why didn't you use a capital for Russians? Why didn't you also write attack's, troop's, syrian's, or for that matter I'SI'S?
What is it about the apostrophe that's so confusing?