On april 7th the regime [ inaudible ] disregard for international law. By using chemical weapons to murder women, children, and other innocents. We and our allies find these atrocities inexcusable. As our commanderinchief, the president has the authority under article two of the constitution to oous military force overseas, the United States has a vital interest in sear and specifically deterring the use and proliferation of chemical weapons. Last year in response to a chemical weapons attack against civilians and to signal the regime, to cease chemical weapons use, we targeted the military base from which the weapons were delivered. Earlier today President Trump directed the u. S. Military to conduct operations in continents with our allies to destroy the Syrian Regime chemical Weapons Research and development and production capability. Tonight france, the United Kingdom and the United States took Decisive Action to strike the Syrian Chemical Weapons infrastructure. Clearly the assad
A combined operation with armed forces of france and the United Kingdom is under way. The assad regime again deployed chemical weapons to slaughter innocent civilians this time in the town of duma near the syrian capital of damascus evil december spikeable attack left mothers and as if you informants and children in pain and gasping for air these are not the actions of a man they are crimes of a monster instead. Warships aircraft striking three sites in syria connected to chemical weapons program. It is a busy morning this morning on saturday we are coming to you live in our earlier hour earlier, because of what developed that part of the world clearly president taking a a role in establishing moral clarity in the world in saying this has to stop he will not tolerate it the second strikes on syria we knew would be coming on early this morning, president warned hey this is not were not going to tolerate this america stands on moral high ground we dont live in a world have where you can
In danger likely in limited danger. Its most likely this is a standoff attack. U. S. Warships and the eastern mediterranean. Its a graver decision to be taken by the commander in chief. The big question from what we hear from the president is one, how sustained this attack will be and two, what is the goal . Is the goal to send a message . Or is it a bigger goal . Is it to weaken the regime . Is it to change the balance of power on the ground there . Unlikely. Lets listen to the president s announcement. And any effort would have to be a sustained effort, a very sustained effort. The president is about to come up to the podium im told addressing the nation on the situation in syria and what his decision has been. Lets listen in. My fellow americans. A short time ago i ordered the United States armed forces to launch from sigs strikes on associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of syrian dictator. A combined operation with the armed forcesov of france and Th United Kingdom is n
Know. The Navy Destroyer is in the eastern med. We believe that that destroyer will be part of the action tonight. It is armed with tomahawk cruise missiles. We saw 59 cruise missiles striking syria a year ago. And this decision has been made, sean and we are told that the president has made the announcement, and the vicepresident rushed out of a dinner in limba, peru and he is waiting word from the president of the United States. Sean i will put up on the screen. You can see the heart wrenching images was men, women and children, like when President Trump struck a year ago and you look at the images and it literally takes your breath away that it has happened again. Again, here is the president. My fellow americans. A short time ago, i ordered the United States armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of syrian dictator bashar a l assad. A combined operation with the armed forces of france and the United Kingdom is now under
Pentagon briefing. Plus, the u. N. Security council is holding an emergency meeting in three hours from now at 11 00 a. M. Eastern. And a nato meeting is scheduled for this afternoon. We have a team of correspondents covering the latest developments from the pentagon to london to northern syria. Well take you there in a moment. First a look at how the military strikes happened. Watch. Video from syria shows the missiles in the sky after President Trump announced coordinated strikes. We are prepared to sustain this response until the Syrian Regime stops its use of prohibited chemical agents. U. S. Allies britain and france were also part of the strikes on what are said to be chemical weapons facilities. The combined american, british and french response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our national power. Military, economic and diplomatic. U. S. Officials said they hit three targets, including a biological Warfare Research site and two sites near homes. One a sarin