Syria air strikes: What you don’t know

On Thursday, April 6, Trump authorized the firing of 59 U.S. Tomahawk missiles on the Syrian airfield and storage facilities believed to be responsible for the April 4th chemical weapons attacks on unarmed Syrian men, women and children. Trump’s Thursday night press conference clarified many of the details regarding the attack, dubbed as a “one-off” by a Pentagon spokesperson, including that the targets of the strike included ammunition storage units, 20 aircraft, fuel storage and aircraft runways. What you don’t know is that Russia is prepared to go to war over it.

OPINION: The travel ban: Fiction, fable and fact-part 2

OPINION: The travel ban: Fiction, fable and fact-part 2

Positions taken by the news outlets covering the travel ban, have been broadly and decidedly critical of the executive order, accusing the commander-in-chief of racially profiling countries based on their large Muslim populations or their religious affiliations. However, the executive order issued by President Trump is neither unprecedented, racist or unreasonable.

OPINION: The travel ban: Fiction, fable and fact – Part 1

OPINION: The travel ban: Fiction, fable and fact – Part 1

While terrorists arguably converge upon American property through various means and methods of transportation, there is an outstanding history of violence from those that board airplanes, i.e., the attacks on 9/11. Amidst continued attacks worldwide and on American citizens specifically, including the Boston bombings, the attack on Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, etc. etc., it is crucial that the Trump administration address the very real national security concerns these undocumented immigrants and refugees pose.

Verified by MonsterInsights