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As a Syrian-American who voted for Clinton, I am incredibly happy that Trump has shown resolve where Obama failed to. This may not directly cause the downfall o
by ralmidani 10y ago
As a Syrian-American who voted for Clinton, I am incredibly happy that Trump has shown resolve where Obama failed to.
This may not directly cause the downfall of the abominable Assad regime, but at least it will make Assad think twice before using chemical weapons again. Hopefully, it will be followed by safe zones and arming the Free Syrian Army.
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- 3131s 10y agoThis is nothing new though, Obama committed extensive bombing in Syria too. Obama's initial reason for involvement was alleged chemical weapons. I don't see how this qualifies as direct action while everything else we've been doing there for the past 5+ years is not. Still, that's not to say this isn't horrible. Here's a reminder for people of what Obama was up to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13595999 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13595999