France will strike Syria chemical arms sites if used to kill: Macron

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March 12, 2018 / 10:15 AM / Updated an hour ago

France is prepared to launch targeted strikes against any site in Syria used to deploy chemical attacks that result in the deaths of civilians, President Emmanuel Macron said.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-m...-idUSKCN1GO1RP

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Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Call with President Emmanuel Macron of France

President Donald J. Trump spoke yesterday with President Emmanuel Macron of France about the President's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. President Trump underscored that his decision is necessary and appropriate to protect national security. Both Presidents discussed alternative ways to address United States concerns. The two leaders also conferred about President Trump's intention to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ensure the complete and permanent denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Both Presidents sharply condemned the Assad regime, and its Russian and Iranian sponsors, for the atrocities it has committed, including the bombing in East Ghouta.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings...cron-france-9/

[Andy]

Seems a little late to issue such a threat given how many civilians have been killed via these weapons.
Smacks of political posturing, to me.

[Guest]

Ok, so its France that "accidentially" destroys Damascus??? one hit on a wmd storage facility could may well spread the stuff all over the city!!!

[Issachar]

I was going to say, if France knows that these things are in Syria, why will they/world not do something now to get rid of them? Why wait until after someone is killed? A lot of someones? That is like a current issue in various countries right now with schools and killing sprees for example. Rather than having armed/trained people in both stopping deadly force as well as able to pick out a potential use of deadly force embedded there, they decide to call the police as the only option. You do not call the police until AFTER something happens. They have armed security in malls, jewelry stores, at sporting events, concerts, federal buildings, school board meeting rooms (huh??) patrolling the streets of celebrity neighborhoods (just outside the WALLS around their properties) .. everywhere .. almost ... there is armed security on hand. But not in the schools. I guess it is good enough to call the police if it is just students being shot??

Same with certain nations. Some have chemical weapons and are known to be troublemakers. Call the police? (nations with an ability to do something about it that otherwise will not bother people) N. Korea, Syria .. others. They need to know that there will be consequences; real consequences, not just a boycott, if they do not verifiably get rid of that stuff. It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall when Trump meets with N. Korean leadership.

Issachar

[Issachar]

re. post #3, #4

True Andy and Lewis. Hopefully though Lewis, there would be a better way to eliminate them than blowing them up. Yikes.

Issachar

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Agree gentlemen

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This is the second time, with the exact same headline, for Macron alone.

Everyone in the what they call the "west", keeps saying they will, but it seems no one is willing to take on Russia.

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Russian military says will respond if U.S. strikes Syria: RIA

The Russian military will respond to a U.S. strike on Syria, targeting any missiles and launchers involved in such an attack, the RIA news agency reported on Tuesday.
RIA cited Valery Gerasimov, head of the General Staff, as saying that Moscow would retaliate if the lives of Russian servicemen in Syria were threatened.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-m...+World+News%29

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side note

and another one. Russia is doing whatever it wants worldwide (and of course denying it). Crossing all the sovereign nation lines.

Nikolai Glushkov: Russian associate of leading Putin critic Boris Berezovsky found dead in UK

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a8254001.html

Apparently believing it now has a free pass to whatever

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Outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned in his farewell remarks on Tuesday that Washington must do more to respond to Russia's "troubling behavior and actions."

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News...behavior-.html

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France's foreign ministry tells reporters to stop all travel to Syria

Speaking to Europe 1 radio on Friday, the head of the French army Francois Lecointre said his forces were ready to act in Syria if needed.

"Obviously, it would probably be in coordination with the Americans," he said. "France can act independently, but there is solidarity in acting with a strategic ally, and one with the same vision of the situation in Syria and the crossing of these red lines."

http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/F...o-Syria-545280


French military has means to intervene in Syria
http://www.worldbulletin.net/todays-...rvene-in-syria

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Exclusive: Britain, France, Germany propose new sanctions on Iran - document

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKCN1GS2A7

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France to fund $493 M for Army, ISF equipment: Hariri from Rome II

Plus..

The U.K. government also announced around $13 million in equipment and training for the Lebanese Army and security forces at the conference.

"The funding uplift comes in addition to the over $110 million the U.K. has already committed up to 2019 as part of its long-term partnership with the Lebanese Armed Forces [Army] and Internal Security Forces," a statement from the U.K. Embassy in Beirut said.

https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Le...m-rome-ii.ashx

Meanwhile..

Lebanon plans to boost army presence on Israel border

Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri announced his country will increase its military presence on the Israel-Lebanon border to counter Israel's presence there, saying he still sees the Jewish State as the main threat to Lebanon's security.

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,...170684,00.html

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White House's McMaster invokes Holocaust in calling for action in Syria

Speaking Thursday at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., McMaster said the United States would not stand by during the deadly conflict in Syria, The Wall Street Journal

reported.

"If Iran and Russia do not stop enabling the regime atrocities and adhere to U.N. Security Council resolutions, all nations must respond more forcibly than simply issuing strong statements," he said.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/white-...tion-in-syria/

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and Russia..

Iran, Russia, Turkey reaffirm commitment to Syria's territorial integrity after talks in Astana

http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/0...n-Ghouta-Afrin

Russia accuses West of enabling terrorists in Syria

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/wo...P1POt6Eqpbx.97

Reminder..

Russia Says U.S. No Longer Rules the World as Tensions Mount in Middle East, Europe and Space

https://wedg.millenniumweekend.org/f...in-middle-east