Statele Unite ale Americii au lansat in aceasta noapte 59 rachete de croazieră contra unei baze aeriene din Siria. Baza aeriana siriana distrusa este cea de pe care au decolat acum cateva zile avioanele Sukhoi care au bombardat orasul Idlib si depozitul de arme chimice, generand astfel zeci de morti in randul populatiei civile, printre care 30 de copii.
Loviturile militare, decise de presedintele Donald Trump, sunt un răspuns la atacul criminal cu arme chimice lansat de președintele sirian Bashar Al-Assad impotriva populatiei civilie din Idlib.
Declaratia presedintelui Trump :
“Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike on the air field in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched,” Trump said during short remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago. “It is in this vital national security of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.”
“There 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. Years of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behavior have all failed and failed very dramatically”.
Zeci de copii, tineri si batrani au murit in chinuri groaznice in urma atacului cu arme chimice lansat din avioane Suhoi. Numarul victimelor a ajuns la 86, din care 30 de copii.
Moscova a fost informata si consultata de SUA inaintea lansarii acestui atac cu rachete asupra regimului sirian.
Iata comunicatul Pentagonului :
Statement from Pentagon Spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis on U.S. strike in Syria
At the direction of the president, U.S. forces conducted a cruise missile strike against a Syrian Air Force airfield today at about 8:40 p.m. EDT (4:40 a.m., April 7, in Syria). The strike targeted Shayrat Airfield in Homs governorate, and were in response to the Syrian government’s chemical weapons attack April 4 in Khan Sheikhoun, which killed and injured hundreds of innocent Syrian people, including women and children.
The strike was conducted using Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) launched from the destroyers USS Porter and USS Ross in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. A total of 59 TLAMs targeted aircraft, hardened aircraft shelters, petroleum and logistical storage, ammunition supply bunkers, air defense systems, and radars.
As always, the U.S. took extraordinary measures to avoid civilian casualties and to comply with the Law of Armed Conflict. Every precaution was taken to execute this strike with minimal risk to personnel at the airfield.
The strike was a proportional response to Assad’s heinous act. Shayrat Airfield was used to store chemical weapons and Syrian air forces. The U.S. intelligence community assesses that aircraft from Shayrat conducted the chemical weapons attack on April 4. The strike was intended to deter the regime from using chemical weapons again.
Russian forces were notified in advance of the strike using the established deconfliction line. U.S. military planners took precautions to minimize risk to Russian or Syrian personnel located at the airfield.
We are assessing the results of the strike. Initial indications are that this strike has severely damaged or destroyed Syrian aircraft and support infrastructure and equipment at Shayrat Airfield, reducing the Syrian Government’s ability to deliver chemical weapons. The use of chemical weapons against innocent people will not be tolerated.
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Este cat se poate de limpede ca decizia presedintelui american Donald Trump va avea consecinte in diplomatice internationale
Cateva lucruri trebuie subliniate :
1. Trump doreste sa demonstreze ca este altfel decat Barack Obama, care a tolerat regimul criminal sirian si nu a reusit sa gaseasca o cale de dialog cu Rusia pentru a pune capat macelului sirian. Cu toate acestea, in August 2013, cand Barack Obama a ordonat la randul sau cateva lovituri aeriene in Siria, Trump scria ca e o greseala si ca e nevoie de aprobarea Congresului pentru astfel de operatiuni militare. Evolutia lui Trump l-a adus in pozitia sa inteleaga mai bine situatia
2. Este esential in analiza deciziei de la Washington sa amintesc faptul ca in SUA se afla presedintele Chinei, XI Jinping. Este un element strategic de mare greutate faptul ca SUA si China s-au consultat pe o tema ce ar putea declansa o sensibilitate puternica a Rusiei
3. Acuzatiile aduse lui Donald Trump si echipei sale privind legaturi dubioase cu Rusia si un sprijin netransparent primit de la Moscova vor fi puternic diluate de hotararea curajoasa de a lansa un atac asupra Siriei, condusa de Bashar al Assad, omul rusilor
4. Desi razboiul din Siria dureaza de 6 ani si a ucis sute de mii de nevinovati si a generat o criza umanitara si de refugiati uriasa, linia rosie a insemnat utilizarea armelor chimice impotriva populatiei civile. Acest gest criminal a generat o uriasa emotie internationala, condamnari si cereri de interventia rapida asupra regimului criminal condus de Bashar al Assad, care urmeaza sa fie inculpat pe plan international pentru genocid
5. Lipsa unei declaratii rapide si suparate a Moscovei demonstreaza ca decizia lui Trump este privita cu toleranta chiar de catre Rusia. Sprijinul militar si politic al Moscovei pentru regimul Bashar al Assad a ajuns intr-un punct mort. Fundatura din criza siriana trebuie sa aduca rapid solutii ferme de genul celor adoptate de Trump azi. Comunitatea internationala va rasufla usurata ca cineva pune piciorul in prag si ia atitudine fata de regimul criminal Assad, care nu mai poate ramane la putere
