What's this?? Now the US will respond to ANY assault on the terrorists in Idlib?? On the plus side, we don't need to wait for the staged chemical attack. Nikki Haley just declared we are the protector of jihadists that even the U.N. has designated as terrorists. From RT: https://www.rt.com/usa/438324-nikki-haley-syria-idlib/ ‘Don’t test us’: Haley threatens US strikes over any attack on Syria’s Idlib Published time: 12 Sep, 2018 23:31 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley © Joshua Roberts / Reuters Any attack on Syria’s Idlib province is going to be “dealt with,” US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley warned, as Washington seeks to stop the Russian-backed Syrian army from retaking the last remaining jihadist stronghold. The US has struck Syria twice after claims of chemical weapons use by the government in Damascus, Haley said on Wednesday in a Fox News interview. “Don’t test us again,” she said, addressing the Syrian government and its allies Russia and Iran. Washington and its allies have also warned Syria that they will act not just in case of chemical weapons being used, but against any attack on the province, the US envoy to the UN said. “Any offensive on the civilian people in Idlib was going to be dealt with,” Haley told Fox News’ Bret Baier. ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ For those that don't trust RT, here's a link with the video of her saying it (at about the 2:00 minute mark). https://freebeacon.com/national-security/haley-warns-syria-using-chemical-weapons-dont-test-again/
One has to wonder who Haley is working for, Pres. Trump or the deep state to serve her own political ambitions. Here's something from some wiser folks: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity SUBJECT: Moscow Has Upped the Ante in Syria Mr. President: We are concerned that you may not have been adequately briefed on the upsurge of hostilities in northwestern Syria, where Syrian armed forces with Russian support have launched a full-out campaign to take back the al-Nusra/al-Qaeda/ISIS-infested province of Idlib. The Syrians will almost certainly succeed, as they did in late 2016 in Aleppo. As in Aleppo, it will mean unspeakable carnage, unless someone finally tells the insurgents theirs is a lost cause. That someone is you. The Israelis, Saudis, and others who want unrest to endure are egging on the insurgents, assuring them that you, Mr. President, will use U.S. forces to protect the insurgents in Idlib, and perhaps also rain hell down on Damascus. We believe that your senior advisers are encouraging the insurgents to think in those terms, and that your most senior aides are taking credit for your recent policy shift from troop withdrawal from Syria to indefinite war. Big Difference This Time Russian missile-armed naval and air units are now deployed in unprecedented numbers to engage those tempted to interfere with Syrian and Russian forces trying to clean out the terrorists from Idlib. We assume you have been briefed on that — at least to some extent. More important, we know that your advisers tend to be dangerously dismissive of Russian capabilities and intentions. We do not want you to be surprised when the Russians start firing their missiles. The prospect of direct Russian-U.S. hostilities in Syria is at an all-time high. We are not sure you realize that. The situation is even more volatile because Kremlin leaders are not sure who is calling the shots in Washington. This is not the first time that President Putin has encountered such uncertainty (see brief Appendix below). This is, however, the first time that Russian forces have deployed in such numbers into the area, ready to do battle. The stakes are very high. We hope that John Bolton has given you an accurate description of his acerbic talks with his Russian counterpart in Geneva a few weeks ago. In our view, it is a safe bet that the Kremlin is uncertain whether Bolton faithfully speaks in your stead, or speaks INSTEAD of you. The best way to assure Mr. Putin that you are in control of U.S. policy toward Syria would be for you to seek an early opportunity to speak out publicly, spelling out your intentions. If you wish wider war, Bolton has put you on the right path. If you wish to cool things down, you may wish to consider what might be called a pre-emptive ceasefire. By that we mean a public commitment by the presidents of the U.S. and Russia to strengthen procedures to preclude an open clash between U.S. and Russian armed forces. We believe that, in present circumstances, this kind of extraordinary step is now required to head off wider war. https://consortiumnews.com/2018/09/09/moscow-has-upped-the-ante-in-syria/
Apparently Haley's threats are being ignored. While Russia has stopped it's air strikes for mpe, the Syrian army is proceeding with the offensive, possibly in an effort to see what the US will do. ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪ https://mobile.almasdarnews.com/art...unleashes-big-assault-across-hama-idlib-axis/ Breaking: Syrian Army unleashes big assault across Hama-Idlib axis By Leith Aboufadel - 2018-09-13 BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unleashed a big assault across the Idlib-Hama axis this afternoon, following a rather quiet morning in northwest Syria. Led by the Tiger Forces, the Syrian Arab Army began the attack by heavily targeting the Islamist rebels near the Masasneh Checkpoint. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Army managed to eliminate an entire group of Jaysh Al-Izza fighters, including two snipers. Following this attack, the Syrian Arab Army began targeting Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham’s trenches around the western axis of Tal Wast. The Syrian Arab Army was able to destroy at least three trenches belonging to Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham before they shifted their attention to the Idlib Governorate. Using surface-to-surface missiles, the Syrian Arab Army heavily shelled the town of Tamanah, hitting a number of jihadist installations in the process. The Syrian Arab Army is now focusing most of their attack on the towns of Tamanah and Sukeek, which are both located in the southern part of the Idlib Governorate.
When is our media gonna report on this? There's a C-Span video at the link. Very short and to the point from Congresswoman Gabbard. https://sputniknews.com/us/201809141068043412-trump-pence-alqaeda-idlib/ Congresswoman Accuses Trump, Pence of Shielding Al-Qaeda in Idlib US 20:02 14.09.2018(updated 20:03 14.09.2018 )Get short URL 250 Speaking on the House floor on September 13, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard accused the Trump administration of protecting al-Qaeda terrorists in Idlib. According to the congresswoman, this amounts to the betrayal of the American people and victims of al-Qaeda's 9/11 attacks in the US. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) called out President Donald Trump and Vice President Pence for allegedly protecting al-Qaeda* in Idlib, Syria, while speaking in the House on September 13. "Two days ago, President Trump and Vice President Pence delivered solemn speeches about the attacks on 9/11, talking about how much they care about the victims of al-Qaeda's attack on our country. But, they are now standing up to protect the 20,000 to 40,000 al-Qaeda and other jihadist forces in Syria, and threatening Russia, Syria, and Iran, with military force if they dare attack these terrorists," the congresswoman stressed. Gabbard qualified the Trump administration's handling of the Idlib problem as nothing short of "betrayal of the American people" and most notably, "the victims of al-Qaeda's attack on 9/11 and their families."
If anyone ever wondered whose side the US was on, it should be clear that we are on the side of the radical islamists. So we continue to break international law, because a dark empire thumbs its nose at such law, even if our ancestors were wise enough to help write it. This criminality is not being done in my name, or the name of 300 plus million american citizens. And yet the People are always held responsible of our crime bosses in our gov't, who are just as criminal as we accuse others of being. We have no legal right to be involved in syria. Russia does. And so we once again continue to commit crimes, because our rulers think we are above the very laws we helped to write, another generation or more responsible and non criminals. There is right and wrong folks, and there is a line that is clear on on paper as international law. And when any american agrees with what we are doing, the threats, that makes you in effect a criminal with no respect for the international law we helped to write. The absurdity here is astounding, and absolute evil in intent. I love america, but this isn't the america that americans are entitled to. It is no different from the dark empire of star wars, archetypal evil, that thinks it is above the law we subject others to. Why and how some americans support this criminal behavior is astounding. And it is on both sides folks. I am sick of it. For those that believe in law, for those that have any sense of right and wrong, thank the gods we still have a few of such americans left. Once again trump changed his beliefs, like every other president once he got elected. Fu*k him and feed him fish heads.
Despite your propaganda, the objection is due to idlib being a safe haven for the civilians displaced by the fighting all over Syria. Syria and Russia intend to kill those civilians wholesale. And here you are, shilling for them. How shameful.
You have no proof of your assertion. Meanwhile, there is abundant proof that Idlib is under control of jihadists that both the US and the U.N. designate as terrorists. So, who are you shilling for?
False. I absolutely have proof, and it comes in the form of the past incidences of indiscriminate killing of, and even targeting g of, civilians by Syrian and Russian forces. So f*** you and your propaganda. What you are doing is evil.
Put up or shut up on that. Meanwhile, Raqqa gets flattened by US forces (no mention of civilian deaths there) and ISIS members get to leave with their weapons. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/raqqas_dirty_secret The BBC has uncovered details of a secret deal that let hundreds of IS fighters and their families escape from Raqqa, under the gaze of the US and British-led coalition and Kurdish-led forces who control the city. A convoy included some of IS’s most notorious members and – despite reassurances – dozens of foreign fighters. Some of those have spread out across Syria, even making it as far as Turkey. We were scared from the moment we entered Raqqa,” he says. “We were supposed to go in with the SDF, but we went alone. As soon as we entered, we saw IS fighters with their weapons and suicide belts on. They booby-trapped our trucks. If something were to go wrong in the deal, they would bomb the entire convoy. Even their children and women had suicide belts on.” The Kurdish-led SDF cleared Raqqa of media. Islamic State’s escape from its base would not be televised. Publicly, the SDF said that only a few dozen fighters had been able to leave, all of them locals. But one lorry driver tells us that isn't true. We took out around 4,000 people including women and children - our vehicle and their vehicles combined. When we entered Raqqa, we thought there were 200 people to collect. In my vehicle alone, I took 112 people.” Another driver says the convoy was six to seven kilometres long. It included almost 50 trucks, 13 buses and more than 100 of the Islamic State group’s own vehicles. IS fighters, their faces covered, sat defiantly on top of some of the vehicles. Footage secretly filmed and passed to us shows lorries towing trailers crammed with armed men. Despite an agreement to take only personal weapons, IS fighters took everything they could carry. Ten trucks were loaded with weapons and ammunition.
