Hamlet442 posted:

China deployed 150,00 troops to the northern border of North Korea.

South Korea is gearing up, whatever that means.



We're deploying a carrier strike group.


North Korea is interpreting the strikes in Syria as a warning and I think I remember reading something about them declaring that they're ready to fight to the death (can't find the article).

Hope none of you are there. This might get interesting.

cowboy elvis posted:

Edit: never mind

LtCol J. Krusinski posted:

I saw this pre edit. This is a dying gay internet comedy forum, let's be friends and not call each other dumb.

AP posted:

Update at 4:29 PM
By: ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR

WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has concluded Russia knew in advance of Syria's chemical weapons attack last week, a senior U.S. official said Monday.

The official said a drone operated by Russians was flying over a hospital as victims of the attack were rushing to get treatment. Hours after the drone left, a Russian-made fighter jet bombed the hospital in what American officials believe was an attempt to cover up the usage of chemical weapons.

The senior official said the U.S. has no proof of Russian involvement in the actual chemical attack in northern Syria.

But the official said the presence of the surveillance drone over the hospital couldn't have been a coincidence, and that Russia must have known the chemical weapons attack was coming and that victims were seeking treatment.

The official, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly on intelligence matters and demanded anonymity, didn't give precise timing for when the drone was in the area, where more than 80 people were killed. The official also didn't provide details for the military and intelligence information that form the basis of what the Pentagon now believes.

Another U.S. official cautioned that no final American determination has been made that Russia knew ahead of time that chemical weapons would be used. That official wasn't authorized to speak about internal administration deliberations and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The allegation of Russian foreknowledge is grave, even by the standards of the currently dismal U.S.-Russian relations.

Although Russia has steadfastly supported Syrian President Bashar Assad's government, and they've coordinated military attacks together, Washington has never previously accused Moscow of complicity in any attack that involved the gassing of innocent civilians, including children. The former Cold War foes even worked together in 2013 to remove and destroy more than 1,300 tons of Syrian chemical weapons and agents.

Until Monday, U.S. officials had said they weren't sure whether Russia or Syria operated the drone. The official said the U.S. is now convinced Russia controlled the drone. The official said it still isn't clear who was flying the jet that bombed the hospital, because the Syrians also fly Russian-made aircraft.
U.S. officials previously have said Russians routinely work with Syrians at the Shayrat air base where the attack is supposed to have originated. U.S. officials say the chemical weapons were stored there and that those elements add to the conclusion that Russia was complicit in the attack.

Last Thursday 59 Tomahawk missiles were fired on the government-controlled base in the United States' first direct military action against Assad's forces.

The U.S. has been focusing its military action in Syria on defeating the Islamic State group.
On Monday, Col. John J. Thomas, a U.S. military spokesman, said the U.S. has taken extra defensive precautions in Syria in case of possible retaliation against American forces for the cruise missile attack.

Thomas told reporters at the Pentagon that the increased emphasis on defensive measures to protect U.S. troops on the ground in Syria led to a slight and temporary decline in offensive U.S. airstrikes against IS in Syria.

There has been no Syrian retaliation so far for the cruise missile attack, which destroyed or rendered inoperable more than 20 Syria air force planes, he said.

Thomas said the U.S. intends to return to full offensive air operations against IS as soon as possible.

Casimir Radon posted:

Go take a gander at the vandalism on his wife's aide's car.

Casimir Radon posted:

Go take a gander at the vandalism on his wife's aide's car.

Booblord Zagats posted:

Just post it

Booblord Zagats posted:

Just post it

Casimir Radon posted:

Casimir Radon posted:

bengy81 posted:

The best reaction I can give to the school shooting is that so far at least, I'm thankful there aren't any dead kindergarteners.

As far as Russia, are we really surprised that a country that regularly murders its own citizens out in the open would support chemical weapons usage in another country? Is it safe to call Syria a puppet regime? If we go to war with Syria do we go to war with Putie Pie too?

Edit: RE: flight chat

Made to DFW, didn't get punched. LOL if you are trying to fly in or out though.

LtCol J. Krusinski posted:

Bad news, one of the kids just died.

LtCol J. Krusinski posted:

This was in the AF thread but I thought I'd share here.

Zeris posted:

lol you babies letting Shim boss you around, nut up and eat a probie, the passenger stuff is relevant!

For example, I bet the airline wish it had offered a few grand instead of whatever it's paying in bad publicity now.

Camera phones affect capitalism more than anything else does.

Zeris posted:

Camera phones affect capitalism more than anything else does.

Two Finger posted:

I've eaten my quota for a while thanks

LtCol J. Krusinski posted:

Twitter practically runs the world.

I don't have a twitter account.

LtCol J. Krusinski posted:

Twitter practically runs the world.

I don't have a twitter account.

Zeris posted:

lol you babies letting Shim boss you around, nut up and eat a probie, the passenger stuff is relevant!

For example, I bet the airline wish it had offered a few grand instead of whatever it's paying in bad publicity now.

Camera phones affect capitalism more than anything else does.

Deathy McDeath posted:

The good news: the kid was eight years old, which would put him at least in third grade. We still don't have any dead kindergartners! Silver linings and whatnot.

Larry Parrish posted:

I work swings and.night shifts so thankfully my NPR just plays BBC world service all night

EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:

I'm done with NPR news and the people they bring on. The quality has been going to rear end for a long while now. Today they said parking a carrier near Korea is the same as launching 59 missiles into Syria.

shame on an IGA posted:

After NPR wasted a whole 30 minutes interviewing Lucien Wintrich yesterday, I'm done.

facialimpediment posted:

Not The Onion. No really, this story isn't from The Onion. It's a real story of a real event that happened today.

https://twitter.com/blakehounshell/status/851616637484716033