even see the u.s., french, and british near simultaneous attack on their radar systems. those 105 allied missiles landed within minutes of each other, launched from warships and jets stretching from the mediterranean to the persian gulf. this video from the navy destroyer shows it firing tomahawk set syria on the last day of its deployment. way over 100 missiles shot in. they didn t shoot one down. the equipment didn t work too well, their equipment. i said did they, no, sir. every single one hit its target. the floaters show three chemical weapons facilities obliterated, including a research center outside serious capital city. two chemical weapons storage sites were destroyed, two hours north of damascus. general frank mckenzie, director of the joint staff, says russia s air defenses were silent. we destroyed three buildings in metropolitan damascus.
from the pentagon s point of view, the deterrent message of this strike was not the number of sites hit or the amount of real estate taken from assad but the clear message to russia, syria, iran, north korea that this is how precise and overwhelming u.s. military targeting can be. a lot of the targeting was designed to keep the u.s. alliance with france and britain together. about 20% of the missiles fired into syria came from british and french forces. we have learned that the french took out one of those sites by itself. destroying the third target, a chemical weapons bunker. french president emmanuel macron says he convinced president trump to stay in syria for the long-term. ambassador nikki haley says the president school in syria is not just to defeat isis and hold the use of chemical weapons. he wanted to make sure we had good ground to watch what iran was doing and they were making a lot of aggressive headway
didn t shoot one down. the equipment didn t work too welcome of their equipment. every single one hit its target. shannon: president trump wants troops to leave syria as soon as possible. is it a good idea to telegraph that? we ll break it down. sounds like something out of a spy movie, a russian journalist mysteriously falls off a balcony after a visit by masked men, only it s real life. that story coming up. no matter when you retire, your income doesn t have to. see how lincoln can help ensure you still have income every month of your retirement, guaranteed, at lincolnfinancial.com.
in metropolitan to mask us one of the most heavily defended aerospace areas in the world. reporter: from the and got s point of you that steric message of the strike was not the number of sites it or the amount of real estate taken from bashar al-assad but the message to russia, syria, iran and north korea that this is how precise and overwhelming us military targeting can be. along with harding was designed to give you his alliance with france and britain together, 20% of the missiles fired into syria came from british and french forces which we find the french took out one of those sites by itself destroying the third target, a chemical weapons bunker. french pres. emmanuel macroin convince donald to stay in syria for the long term, nikki haley said the president s goal is not just to defeat isys and halt the use of chemical weapons, he wanted to make sure we had good grounds to watch whatever and was doing and they were not