Gulf of Tonkin Redux: Trump Launches Naked Aggression on Syria by Stephen Lendman
April 7, 2017, a date which will live in infamy - the Syrian Arab Republic was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval forces of the American empire - with attribution to Franklin Roosevelts congressional address following Japans December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.
Based on a false flag CW attack, wrongfully blamed on Syrias military, Trump launched naked aggression on the country - a despicable act, a heinous war crime, unjustified and lawless, likely more aggression to follow.
The buck stops with him on all issues of war and peace - not Congress, the courts or Pentagon. Hes culpable for authorizing naked aggression on Syria - along with continuing the rape of Mosul and escalating US aggression in other war theaters.
He lied claiming Fridays attack (local time) is in the vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.
He lied saying (t)here 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.
He lied blaming Syria for earlier CW attacks - carried out by US-supported terrorists.
He lied saying Assad is responsible for the refugee crisis continu(ing) to deepen
He lied blaming him for regional destabilization, threatening the United States and its allies.
He lied call(ing) on all civilized 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 - while committing horrific high crimes in multiple war theaters, along with supporting the scourge he pretends to oppose.
He lied saying (w)e pray for the lives of the wounded and the souls of those who have passed - because of endless US aggression, raping and destroying one country after another.
He lied claiming America stands for justice
peace and harmony
Secretary of State Tillerson lied, saying (c)learly Russia has failed to deliver on that commitment from 2013. So either Russia has been complicit or Russia has been incompetent in its ability to deliver - deplorable remarks ahead of his April 11 and 12 Moscow visit, US aggression destroying any chance for improved relations with Russia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded, saying President Putin considers the US strikes against Syria an aggression against a sovereign country violating the norms of international law, and under a trumped-up pretext at that.
Its an attempt to divert the attention of the international community from mass slaughter of civilians in Iraq.
It impairs the Russian-US relations, (already) in a deplorable state
Putin believes that this (aggression) does not bring us closer to the ultimate goal in the fight against international terrorism.
(I)t creates serious obstacles to efforts to forge an international coalition to fight against it and effectively counter this global evil.
Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said US warships in the Mediterranean launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Syrias Shayrat airfield in Homs governorate.
Claiming its where Syria launched Tuesdays CW attack is a Big Lie, a staged Gulf of Tonkin-like incident used for more US naked aggression.
Straightaway in office, Trump proved hes the latest in a long line of US warrior presidents, an aggressor waging war on humanity - proving nothing he said campaigning holds water.
All politicians lie, saying whatever it takes to get elected, doing what they please once in office.
In two-and-a-half months, hes guilty of Nuremberg-level crimes in multiple US war theaters.
His saber-ratting against China and North Korea risks more aggression. If further strikes on Syria kill Russian personnel on the ground, possible confrontation between the worlds dominant nuclear powers could follow.
On Friday, Russias Foreign Ministry announced suspen(sion) (of) the Memorandum on preventing incidents and ensuring flights safety during operations in Syria signed with the US.
Were urging the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the current situation.
The Ministry called Americas aggression a premeditated act, prepared ahead of its attack, using it as a pretext for its action.
Humanity is more threatened in the wake of US aggression on Syria - holding its breath for whats next.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.
His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III."
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