Tonights the night Pt. 2 (fingeres crossed edition)
Highlights so far
>Russia claims it will retaliate against targets that attack Syria >European airspace controllers issue warning of possible military action to airlines >trump tweeting >P8 Poseidon flights around the eastern Mediterranean >russian naval "exercise" off the coast of Syria >UK orders submarines into position to strike Syria >France claims to have proof Assad is responsible >UK Cabinet agree on the "need for action", decided no parliamentary vote is required.
>Thought the window for airstrikes ends at 4am local time?
It's not an official window, but usually, you do these things in that 6-hour window when the fewest people are about.
there's a strong historical precedent.
Charles Sanchez
>France's President Emmanuel Macron says he has "proof" that the Syrian government attacked the town of Douma with chemical weapons last weekend. I don't know anybody in or from Douma. Fuck em
Liam Nelson
So Russia has stated they’ll target the launch platforms of any cruise missiles fired into Syria. What are the odds they follow through on that?