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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/ ... al-attack.html?_r=0. I7 U' H1 R1 O# v
6 c( y3 D8 B! B3 z7 y) bMy fellow Americans,( J0 [; ?4 Y. b: \5 X
On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.% d* t( z( O( e2 a- `4 U
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." ]+ F" Z/ |. ? T- c
No child of god should ever suffer such horror.5 N% \9 d( D+ ]2 C1 D$ }
Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched.) E5 |$ A( i$ U5 c C4 G
It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.
. X2 w. _" F& S: uThere 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.
4 c1 U. Z6 e6 X3 r% g* YYears of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically. B0 [7 }6 p9 V
As a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.( p" M' Z2 _( `9 |% t
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.
0 K$ E3 y8 @8 r. {4 @We ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.
6 v3 r& P# Q" M3 |0 j cWe pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.- U2 E5 \" x5 r L) r+ y+ I
And we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail.# F7 A+ P) n8 F6 N. g7 ?1 u7 v
Goodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.# E9 W# A# q7 J5 H4 I/ F" I
Read: Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike
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