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My fellow Americans,9 ]( _& A7 L2 Y) r+ S( ?
On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.
; x9 N6 r) C0 q$ n; ?' d3 |3 Z! @" d$ Y" fAssad 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.
$ D3 D4 x0 A" T) ^No child of god should ever suffer such horror.
- C6 s! P. @0 x6 LTonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched.
- Y0 V& x& H4 X' u, ~It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.
$ A! q4 B8 _' _0 MThere 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.
9 D) b8 B0 B. o4 G! B* Y( Q0 gYears of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically.* j) E3 i' r( c) {2 a' N
As a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.5 J& b& F% Y6 C/ G5 X
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.
) a+ q) G9 S4 S6 o( WWe ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.
- A% ^; V% g* F4 m+ i, JWe pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.3 }$ [9 N0 o+ \ E
And we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail.' x6 R) ^/ D) N6 Q' Y
Goodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.' l( d4 L3 \6 T) j# S2 a" W
Read: Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike2 T0 V$ `& H2 H/ G) I& n8 L
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