Disaster Possible multi-national airstrike on Syria expected in the next 72 hours - "I don't want to set the worrrld on firrreeee~"

Europe's air traffic control network has warned commercial aircraft to avoid Syrian airspace due to a possible strike being planned in the next 72 hours.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/9...-uk-france-chemical-attack-russia-eurocontrol

DEFCON has been lowered to 4 over reports of military amassing air forces and the potential risks of a Russia vs. U.S. conflict.
https://defconwarningsystem.com/2018/04/10/defcon-warning-system-update-4-10-18/

Supposedly the British RAF is on alert in Cyprus.

There's also unconfirmed reports of the U.S. moving missile cruisers around in the Mediterranean and aircraft in Eastern Iraq.

 

[Cosmug]

I need someone to volunteer to bend over across the street from me so our nuclear shadows look like I’m lifting them up with my dick.

 

[Robotron]

I need someone to volunteer to bend over across the street from me so our nuclear shadows look like I’m lifting them up with my dick.

If nuclear armageddon did happen, i'd pay to see someone jerking off right infront of a nuke as it drops.

 

[Mr. Poker in the Front Liquor in the Rear]

Israel will continue to retaliate against these "evil" anti-semitic Syrians, until the goyim can be suckered into the fight to do all the heavy lifting which includes ground troops on the ground to confront hardened Syrian and Russian troops. Then, they will retreat to the hills to watch the carnage while sitting in lawn chairs, sipping fine red wine.

 

[Reynard]

The thing about nukes is that once one country launches them, everyone will start launching them at whoever started it. It’s literally a last ditch effort that most likely will only happen when you’re not afraid of losing your entire nation soon after your “victory.” As much of a slimey weasel Putin is, he’s not an idiot and I’m sure he understands this. The dude’s former KGB, I’m sure that he knows restraint. He just knows how to tie the line like in the Ukraine incident, similar to Hitler in Poland or the Czech Republic.

History sperging aside, the fact that nuking someone will often get you yourself nuked is a good incentive not to do it. It has been since the nuclear arms race, and I’m sure both sides understand that.

Still, I’m just wishing this US vs Russia thing could end. I’m sick of having them as our enemies.

 

[Done]

This is the only track that keeps playing in my head..

Firstly, why would Assad randomly gas his own citizens in a civil war he's objectively winning?

Because that's how he was winning it, Assad has repeatedly shown that he is that brutal, and really, Chemical weapons are a staple of all Baath parties in the Arab World (Saddam used them too against the Kurds).

Also, consider how this revolution-turned-war even got started: Because of Assad using excessive force against literal kids (preteens) who sprayed "The people want the regime to go down" on some walls in a little town, said excessive force included tearing off fingernails and other forms of torture.

TL;DR: Excessive force is a Hallmark of Assad's regime, way back since the days of his father.

Now I fully understand your opinions on how the US shouldn't be heading into conflict as a result of this, but trust me, Assad is most definitely the one behind this, it matches his mentality very perfectly.

 

[repentance]

I guess all those Cold War era spy novels and movies are about to become relevant again.

 

[Fougaro]

Tucker Carlson talked with Senator Wicker about Syria and that Senator spilled the beans!

Tucker: "What is the American national interest that would be served by regime change in Syria?"
Wicker: "Well if you're interested in Israel..."

 

[VoreDoggy]

Israel is a suspect, but I lean more towards the CIA or maybe the Saudis, the former based on their past behaviour in toppling regimes, and Trump's behaviour in the past few days, the latter to distract from Yemen and continue to allow them to import Wahhabism into the West because "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

I don't see either of those being capable of keeping a straight face while denouncing this. The Trump admin OPSec is worse than Chris-Chan hiding his powerlevel and the Saudis are having a crisis of progressivism which would preclude a united Mohammedan front coming from them. Even then, I'd expect those two countries to start their own wars to make into an issue, not piggyback on a dying one.

This is the only track that keeps playing in my head..

Because that's how he was winning it, Assad has repeatedly shown that he is that brutal, and really, Chemical weapons are a staple of all Baath parties in the Arab World (Saddam used them too against the Kurds).

Also, consider how this revolution-turned-war even got started: Because of Assad using excessive force against literal kids (preteens) who sprayed "The people want the regime to go down" on some walls in a little town, said excessive force included tearing off fingernails and other forms of torture.

TL;DR: Excessive force is a Hallmark of Assad's regime, way back since the days of his father.

Now I fully understand your opinions on how the US shouldn't be heading into conflict as a result of this, but trust me, Assad is most definitely the one behind this, it matches his mentality very perfectly.

But there was another set of casualties ~2hrs ago. There's no way he suddenly gets himself caught without some other reason. And I do mean (((other reason))) here.

 

[Robot Teapot]

Firstly, why would Assad randomly gas his own citizens in a civil war he's objectively winning? Even the fucking Nazi's only began gassing citizens in their conquered lands once the tide of the war turned against them, and did so in a systematic way within concentration camps, they didn't just gas cities with reckless abandon.

Secondly, why do we need to continue sabre rattling with Russia? Russia is already suffering economically because of Western sanctions as is; do they want Putin specifically out of power in Russia, even though Putin's successor would need to be even more of a strongman to fill the void that Putin would be leaving?

And thirdly and most importantly of all, even from the most selfish perspective of the western leaders, why do they think this is a good long-term strategy? Do they think the populace of their nations aren't going to rise up against this, or that this won't eventually lead to some full-scale conflict with Russia where millions of people on both sides die, which will end up crippling every nation involved? What is the end-game from doing this, and more importantly, have they even thought out what could possibly go wrong?

This whole thing is exceptional beyond belief.

It defies all logic that Assad was behind this. Trump mentioned just a few weeks ago about getting out of Syria. What does NOT defy logic is rebels or (((others))) carrying out this attack and blaming Assad to reverse the possibility of the US backing out of Syria.

Regarding Russia, what is astounding that this entire Red Scare bullshit started with Clinton and the DNC, then via their media cronies as an excuse for their election failings. It's somehow just grown and grown since. Things were looking good for US/Russia relations and that affects Military Industrial Complex profits..

It's a good long term strategy, again, for the MIC and their profits. Not so good for everyone else.

 

[Done]

But there was another set of casualties ~2hrs ago. There's no way he suddenly gets himself caught without some other reason. And I do mean (((other reason))) here.

Last I checked, he was being regarded as a friend of Israel (because he was seen as protecting them from the islamists).

My guess is that the other reason you're talking about is that a viable replacement has been found, someone who would respect US interests in the region and would be able to do it with a lesser bodycount. But that is a mere guess.

Also, in case anyone didn't know, Assad actually helped form the IS, because one of his 1st actions when the revolution broke out was to release all terrorist prisoners in order to radicalize the opposition, this giving the west a choice between a suit-wearing mass-murderer, or a non-suit-wearing mass murderer.

This is a dirty, dirty regime, and extremely heavy handed in all its affairs (for instance, this regime had SEVEN spy agencies monitoring it's people, to the point where even expats living outside the country were too afraid to talk about Assad to anyone, Syrian or not). It totally fits their character to do this.

 

[Dr. Kaufman]

Because that's how he was winning it, Assad has repeatedly shown that he is that brutal, and really, Chemical weapons are a staple of all Baath parties in the Arab World (Saddam used them too against the Kurds).

Also, consider how this revolution-turned-war even got started: Because of Assad using excessive force against literal kids (preteens) who sprayed "The people want the regime to go down" on some walls in a little town, said excessive force included tearing off fingernails and other forms of torture.

TL;DR: Excessive force is a Hallmark of Assad's regime, way back since the days of his father.

Now I fully understand your opinions on how the US shouldn't be heading into conflict as a result of this, but trust me, Assad is most definitely the one behind this, it matches his mentality very perfectly.

I wouldn't call it fair to compare Halabja and this chemical attack as they were two entirely separate circumstances; ISIS has virtually no territory left in Syria, the rebels are on the backfoot, and I believe the Kurds and government forces are at an uneasy truce, overseen by Russia. I could be wrong on that last one, but the government forces and the Kurds at least have no major reason to fight amongst themselves currently whilst the government deals with the rebels. The Iran-Iraq war was an entirely different scenario.

As for the Arab Spring, there's a difference between excessive force against protesters when the rest of the world is focused on Libya and Egypt, and excessive force in a war you're winning with the West breathing down your neck. Both are abhorrent morally, don't get me wrong, but from a Machiavellian perspective, one could be considered pragmatic in an effort to coerce fear. The other is just suicidal.

 

[CatParty]

 

[___-]

let's hope nothing comes of this
please
dear god please

 

[Varg Did Nothing Wrong]

What kind of lolcows would exist in a post-apocalypse world?

The kind that end up strapped to the front of some fucking leather-clad freakazoid mutant's V8 nitro truck with spikes and tractor tires.

 

[Keystone]

let's hope nothing comes of this
please
dear god please

What, you don't wanna live through a nuclear holocaust? lol fag.

 

[DavieCrockerJump]

Also, in case anyone didn't know, Assad actually helped form the IS, because one of his 1st actions when the revolution broke out was to release all terrorist prisoners in order to radicalize the opposition

Do you have a source for this. Because that's pretty fucking cunning if true.

Also, there's a kind of lmao factor in all this. Democrats and most of mainstream media have been pushing the Trump-Russia narrative, so now Trump needs to prove he's not a Russian shill by bombing Assad's forces. I'm sure it's a

 

[CWCissey]

Any Super-mutant and ghoul Kiwis, please remember to inform us of the idiots taking nuke-selfies.

 

[Slamerella]

Part of me is thinking this is just fear mongering and baseless threats.
Another is a bit scared considering I live near where the Fatman and Little Boy from WWII was at.

 

[DuckSucker]

I for one welcome nuclear war and our new cockroach overlords. They might at least be honest about what they are.

 

[Robotron]

let's hope nothing comes of this
please
dear god please

We can only truly panic when we hear announcements that the missiles are launching, learned that lesson when 2012 turned out to be a massive letdown.