U.S. fires 59 Tomahawk Cruise missiles at Syrian air field

The Trump administration did a "reverse Obama" and actually set down a red line, not with words, but with Cruise missiles that targeted Shayrat's airbase, runway, aircraft, control towers, ammunition areas, hangars and fuel supply. 

The airbase is near the city of Homs.

The 59 long-range all-weather missiles weigh 3,500 pounds with booster and cost $1.59 million each which means tonight cost the taxpayer 93.81 million US dollars. Each missile is 18 feet 3 inches long (20.5 feet with booster) a 20.4 inch diameter and carries a 1,000 pound payload of high explosives.

The Cruise missile only flies 550 mph downhill--it's slow but very effective.

The missiles were fired by the USS Ross and USS Porter at 8:45 p.m. ET, just as President Trump said 'goodnight' to Chinese President Xi Jinping. It was well-timed. Xi was not told about what was about to happen but was told afterward.

The Russians were notified about the strike, as well they should, and the left will probably accuse Mr. Trump of warning them because of the President's special relationship with Putin. That's ridiculous--of course he needed to warn them.

The Pentagon is calling the U.S. attack a "proportional response," which is incredibly stupid--you attack to win, not to hit as hard as you've been hit. 

"It is in the vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons," President Trump said in a statement. "Tonight I call on all civilized nations to join us in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria, and also to end terrorism of all kinds and all types."

Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said based on early indications the strike "had severely damaged or destroyed Syrian aircraft and support infrastructure and equipment . . . reducing the Syrian Government's ability to deliver chemical weapons."

The President said Shayrat was used as a staging point for Tuesday's chemical weapons attack on rebel-held territory. As many as 72 men, women and children were killed by what is believed to be sarin gas, a highly deadly nerve gas and a clear war crime.

"Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children," Trump said. "Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack. No child of God should ever suffer such horror."

There will likely be much more to follow.

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POTUS sending B-52s to S. Korea

U.S. military leaders are preparing to send B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the Korean peninsula as tensions mount after Kim (aka 'Lardbod') Jong Un carried out a series of missile launches in defiance of the weak-kneed United Nations.

The B-52 is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered bomber capable of carrying 70,000 pounds of weapons and has a typical combat range of over 8,800 miles without aerial refueling. The current YB-52 has eight turboprop engines and was built to carry nukes for Cold War-era deterrence missions. Thus far, in combat, the B-52 has only dropped conventional (dumb bomb) munitions in combat. The official name Stratofortress is rarely used; informally it has become commonly referred to as BUFF, a military sobriquet whose last "F" cannot be printed here, but the first three letters in the acronym stand for "Big Ugly Fat".

"Uh oh"

Earlier this week, Corpulent Kim fired off four ballistic missiles into the seas less than 200 miles off Japan's coast. For this, President Trump is sending in B-1 and B-52 bombers to show he's fed up with Kim's shenanigans.

The annual Foal Eagle military exercises with U.S. and South Korean troops are currently taking place, another stern warning to Kim. About 300,000 South Koreans and 15,000 U.S. personnel are taking part in the operation.

Secretary of Defense James Mattis said the U.S. "remains steadfast in its commitment" to defend South Korea, according to Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis.

"He further emphasized that any attack on the United States or its allies will be defeated and any use of nuclear weapons will be met with a response that is effective and overwhelming," Capt. Davis said.

The Korean Times reports that the Trump administration is also expected to deploy a series of strategic assets from Guam and Japan. Also, the USS Carl Vinson, a Nimitz-class super-carrier will join the Foal Eagle exercise as it rendezvous from San Diego.

The USS Carl Vinson will carry 24 F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters, 10 air tankers, six SH-3H Sea King helicopters, four EA-6B Prowler jamming aircraft, 10 S-3 Viking anti-sub aircraft and four E-2 Hawkeye early warning aircraft.

It will be accompanied by the USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) a guided-missile cruiser, and two Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers.

The U.S. Marine Corps in Japan will deploy F-35B stealth fighters. 

"An F-35B is capable of evading anti-aircraft radar and making preemptive strikes," a military spokesman said.

According to Pyongyang's Korea Central News Agency, Kim has stressed "a need for preparation for a fight."

I don't think he'd get past the first minute of the first round.



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Death by the dozen

Getting ready to "Badaahbing!"

No less than twelve scumcrumpets affiliated with Al-Shabaab were killed and sent on their way to what they see as their whorehouse in the sky as 72 virgin goats lined up 

Airstrikes in Somalia on Monday and Tuesday. This group is similar in their religious beliefs as the Islamic State, and similar too in how they deal with opposing religious viewpoints.

Navy Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said the targeted militants posed a serious and imminent threat to U.S. personnel assisting the Somali government forces north of Kismayo in southern Somalia.

President Barack Obama has taken full credit for the courageous part of the attack, although he wasn't there.


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