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#Iran has obviously not fully considered #Russia. Russia does not want a war between #Israel and #Iran in #Syria. So the Russians are now trying to mediate between the two nations. Russia has too much at stake in Syria. #SyriaStrikes #middleeast #tcot #ccot
#War between #Iran and #Syria would draw the #UnitedStatesOfAmerica into the fight and that would be a disaster for #Russia. Believe it or not, Russia does not want to tangle militarily with the US or Israel in Syria. #SyriaStrikes #middleeast #tcot #ccot
Scenario 1:
#Iran will launch another strike but it may come from #Hezbollah in #Lebanon or #Hamas in #Gaza. Or it could be another attack from #Syria into #Israel. My guess is that it will be a #terrorattack. #SyriaStrikes #middleeast #tcot #ccot #airstrike
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Get the message, #Iran: #Israel will hammer you every time.

The #airstrikes into #Syria demonstrates #Israeli resolve to not allow Iran to establish military bases, facilities, or conduct activities near the border.
@netanyahu #middleeast #SyriaStrikes cnn.it/2jPrpFr
It should be pretty clear by now- since #Israel has launched at least a hundred strikes into #Syria in the last seven years- that every time they have felt threatened by #Iran, the #Israeli's will take decisive action. #SyriaStrikes
#Iran is determined to position themselves to be able to deal a devastating blow to their hated enemy, #Israel, from bases in #Syria. Their view is that they have helped the #Assad regime with their #civilwar and now it is payback time. #SyriaStrikes
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In Parliament today, there was a very evident rhetoric that any action through the UN regarding Syria would be blocked. So here's a thread on why the UN can do more - despite the veto - because there are some instances where the veto does not apply...
First, on investigations. The UN Security Council establishes these under Chapter VI of the Charter. Here, any member must abstain where they are a party to a dispute. Russia is such a party. Their veto shouldn't apply to investigations.
On military action (not saying it's a good idea). In the 1950s the Security Council was blocked - and the UNGA recommended further military measures in Korea during the war. Lots of debates as to whether thr General Assembly can authorise this - here's why it can:.
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On why #SyriaStrikes are such fertile ground for Russia. 👇
The Kremlin is an adversary that thrives on confusion, uncertainty, doubt. Syria is a complex battlefield - peculiarly fertile for dispute and disinformation. Stumbled on it by chance, but pleased to have done so.
So: have the v small number of US/UK/FR airstrikes against the regime degraded and disrupted its WMD capability? Unclear. Maybe. Scattering assets prob deepest effect.
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THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4261: President Trump's Address regarding the Retaliatory Strike on Syria - #Nonverbal & #EmotionalIntelligence • • #DonaldTrump #SyriaStrikes #ChemicalWeapon #BodyLanguage #EmotionalIntelligence #Syria #EQ
1/ On 14 April 2018, the United States, United Kingdom, and France carried out a coordinated retaliatory military air strike against the Syrian government.
2/ This act was in response to the chemical weapons attack the Syrian forces perpetrated upon their own people on 7 April 2018 in Douma. The Syrian government has denied they carried out this mass-poisoning and have called the retaliation a violation of international law.
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Sites targeted in the #SyriaStrikes. Scientific research & development center, Damascus. 76 missiles were aimed at the center, which was destroyed. The center was used for the development, production & testing of chemical & biological warfare tech. 1/3 foxnews.com/politics/2018/…
2/3 #SyrianStrikes. Him Shinshar chemical weapons storage site, west of Homs. Facility is located 15 miles west of Homs & was the primary location of Syrian sarin & precursor production equipment, Gen. Dunford said. 22 missiles were aimed at the site. cbsnews.com/news/syrian-ai…
3/3 #Syria Strikes. Seven missiles targeted another chemical weapons storage site, west of Homs. This was a bunker. And was successfully destroyed along with all other targets. “This is going to set the Syrian chemical weapons program back for years," - Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie.
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In the April 10,2018 Q drop #1124 Q said pointed us to @POTUS weekly address! The address was in 08/13! Link to video here:
At 17=Q seconds into the address @POTUS says this, “We turned a blind eye”!! This lead me to this previous Q drop with those words in it!! It also mentions the Red line and asks when a bird sings!! Reminds me of Syria and possible link to No Name!! thecipherbrief.com/trumps-red-lin…
also says, “We hear your voice and we have your back”!! That reminded me of this previous Q drop from 11/02!! President Trump and Q have given us many proofs to encourage us and to use to spread hope & encouragement to others!! #QAnon
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1. At the risk of trying to bring some nuance to Twitter, what follows is a #thread on U.S. law vis-a-vis the war powers, and why the legality of the #SyriaStrikes as a matter of U.S. law (to say nothing of int'l law) is both far from certain and revealing of far deeper problems:
2. Let's start from first principles. For uses of military force to be lawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law, the authority to use such force must stem either from an Act of Congress or from the President's powers under Article II of the Constitution.
3. As the government has already implicitly conceded, no statute authorized these strikes.

Although both the Obama and Trump administrations have relied upon the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (#AUMF) to use force _in_ Syria, those strikes were against #ISIS.
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I’m seeing a lot of mixed thoughts about the #SyriaStrikes. Most of them are incoherent and not very level-headed. Here is my humble attempt at the opposite.

War and bombs are not part of God’s vision for the Kingdom, but we live in the “already, not yet” /1
so there has to be a place for military might to be used appropriately. I believe that a military intervention in #Syria could bring stability back to the country, ending the killing of innocents and allowing refugees to return home to rebuild. /2
But, of course, real life is always more complicated than that. The struggling factions in Syria (ISIS, Assad, & rebels) have all used civilians as pawns or shields at one time or another. A successful western military intervention that ends the civil war and /3
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This is NOT recent footage of the #SyriaStrikes, but recycled footage from May *2013* from an alleged Israeli airstrike on the Jamraya Research Center in Damascus.
This video is being shared countless of times as showing today's #SyriaStrikes in Damascus, but guess what? It's not — the footage shows shelling in the Ukrainian city of Luhansk in February 2015.
This video is being shared many times too, claiming to show today's #SyriaStrikes on the Jamraya Research Centre in Damascus. The footage does appear to show that location, but not in 2018 — this was broadcast in May 2013 after an alleged Israeli strike.
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Breaking
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders:

''Ahhh yes we're, again, confident that both Syria had responsibility in the chemical weapons attack but we also hold Russia responsible for their faillure to stop chemicle weapons attacks from taking place''
#ChemicalAttack #SyriaStrikes
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Q .Moscow... Checmicle attacks in Douma was faked and staged with britains direct involment?
SS: Certainly our inteligence tells us otherwise i cant go beyond that but again we have a very high confidence that Syria was responsible and....
#SyriaStrikes #ChemicalAttack #Douma
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... once again Russia's faillure to stop them and thier continued dissaction on this front has been part of the problem''
#SyriaStrikes #ChemicalAttack #Douma
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"A Bulgarian man has been charged in the United States with exporting aircraft parts to #Syria in violation of a U.S. embargo, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday."
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Syrian state TV airs Wednesday's meeting between #Syria's Bashar Assad & Ali Akbar Velayati, int'l affairs advisor to #Iran's Ali Khamenei, claiming the meeting took place today.
Arab news agencies reported this meeting yesterday, saying Velayati returned to Iran.
I thought this would be a good reminder...
A Syrian child breaking down in tears saying Assad is killing us...
What did we do to him?
#AnimalAssad
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Immediately following the chemical attack in #Douma, Syria, the usual suspects are lining up to push the theory that it was a false flag.
This isn't the only time in the last couple of months we've seen "false flag" theories pushed in the wake of a chemical attack. In one case, the prime suspect is Assad's government, a Russian ally, and in the other the Russian government itself.
We downloaded recent tweets containing the hashtag #FalseFlag; the majority are related to the attack in Syria. 1744 of 1950 (89%) of the accounts involved also have #Novichok tweets on their timelines.
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Reports indicate Assad's forces dropped barrel bombs containing chemical agents, possibly even Sarin, on #Douma in #EasternGhouta, located east of Damascus in #Syria, leaving more than 150 people killed & 1,000 others injured.
sbs.com.au/news/us-condem…
#Iran's regime supports Assad
Video from #Douma in #EasternGhouta, near Damascus in #Syria, shows three small children suffering after what is being described as a deadly chemical attack by Assad's forces.
Support from #Iran & #Russia, with Obama turning his back, has led to this horrible situation.
Orient TV, associated to the #Syria'n opposition, reports the number of casualties in the latest #Douma chemical attack has climbed over 190 deaths.
#EastGhouta
#Iran & #Russia must be stopped from supporting Assad.
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#Syria's dictator Bashar #Assad claims to have liberated #EasternGhouta near Damascus & inspected the area himself.
This, however, is the statement issued by the main Russian military base on the Syrian coast announcing the Russian air force has established security.
Reports indicate Assad's forces dropped barrel bombs containing chemical agents, possibly even Sarin, on #Douma in #EasternGhouta, located east of Damascus in #Syria, leaving more than 150 people killed & 1,000 others injured.
sbs.com.au/news/us-condem…
#Iran's regime supports Assad
Video from #Douma in #EasternGhouta, near Damascus in #Syria, shows three small children suffering after what is being described as a deadly chemical attack by Assad's forces.
Support from #Iran & #Russia, with Obama turning his back, has led to this horrible situation.
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US Ambassador to the UN @nikkihaley threatens military action against #Syria:
"When the international community consistently fails to act, there are times when states are compelled to take their own action."
Couldn't have come at a worse timing for #Iran‌.
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#Syria's dictator Bashar #Assad claims to have liberated #EasternGhouta near Damascus & inspected the area himself.
This, however, is the statement issued by the main Russian military base on the Syrian coast announcing the Russian air force has established security.
Reports indicate Assad's forces dropped barrel bombs containing chemical agents, possibly even Sarin, on #Douma in #EasternGhouta, located east of Damascus in #Syria, leaving more than 150 people killed & 1,000 others injured.
sbs.com.au/news/us-condem…
#Iran's regime supports Assad
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Reports indicate #Iran-backed Assad forces are staging yet another ground assault on #Eastern_Ghouta.
107 civilians, including 34 children & 18 women, have been killed by regime forces 72 hours into the UNSC #Syia "ceasefire," reports add.
#SaveGhouta #SaveSyria
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, meeting with a number of officials from Damascus, described #Assad as a "great fighter," adding "it is our duty to support #Syria."
Over 500,000 are dead & 11 million displaced due to this #Iran-backed war.
And thanks to #Obama.
#SaveSyria
I believe this is an important cause for #Syria, to help save the terrorised civilians of #EasternGhouta from the Assad regime & its allies, especially #Iran's regime.
Please help out by signing this petition & spread the word.
#SaveSyria #SaveGhouta
petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/save-…
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Despite the UN Security Council adopting a 30-day ceasefire for #Syria, today's bombings by #Assad in #EastGhouta have left over 20 dead, reports indicate.
Don't be silent. #Iran & #Russia cannot be trusted. Action is needed.
#SaveGhouta
Thanks to #Iran sending billions to Assad in #Syria, a 3-year-old children died Sunday & 13 others suffered breathing difficulties in #EasternGhouta following a suspected chemical attack.
#SaveSyria #SaveGhouta
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Reports indicate #Iran-backed Assad forces are staging yet another ground assault on #Eastern_Ghouta.
107 civilians, including 34 children & 18 women, have been killed by regime forces 72 hours into the UNSC #Syia "ceasefire," reports add.
#SaveGhouta #SaveSyria
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The UN Security Council has adopted a 30-day ceasefire bill for #Syria following the horrific bombing campaign targeting #EastGhouta.
#SaveGhouta
Over 500 civilians have died after seven days of bombings in #Syria's #EastGhouta, reports indicate. This includes at least 121 children and 30 people who were killed on Saturday alone.
#SaveGhouta
Despite the UN Security Council adopting a 30-day ceasefire for #Syria, today's bombings by #Assad in #EastGhouta have left over 20 dead, reports indicate.
Don't be silent. #Iran & #Russia cannot be trusted. Action is needed.
#SaveGhouta
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