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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/ ... al-attack.html?_r=06 G# l9 K& a! |. \! q2 d
9 x2 I; P2 W- d% \1 x% [+ t4 sMy fellow Americans,! f+ ] h6 }% Q5 a
On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.& \% ~5 {) {# h
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.; {, V: K3 d" V; o' C2 c& C
No child of god should ever suffer such horror.
6 _7 N O1 e K* D+ lTonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched.( ?9 i4 S7 e! O( j
It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.
& L4 i' n) ~) |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.0 f$ R2 {& I8 W; O* V- _, @/ |
Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically.5 W4 ?* A& B8 W5 ^' U* K
As a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.2 D( w0 S( a: X+ J$ }7 Y
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.
6 ]+ [* B1 y; C" eWe ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.8 L+ n% V* o- Y5 {- N* S9 c
We pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.
) |8 f j* l% xAnd we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail.
/ {& n* Q# @$ p1 x) z( H( wGoodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you., u$ s; _8 U7 I+ }' j3 i
Read: Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike" c' c. }5 S$ O+ p; I
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