The Russians

As you know the United States, along with France and Britain, have bombed three targets in Syria in response to the Syrian government's use of chemical weapons in its effort to destroy its opposition.

You may recall that in 2013 after the Syrian opthamologist, Bashar Assad, used chemical weapons Obama turned the problem of removing those weapons over to Russia. Syria became a client state of Russia and Russia moved troops into Syria.

The world was assured that the weapons were secure and would not be used again. John Kerry and Barak Obama believed those assurances. I doubt another person not residing in a mental institution and/or over the age of 10 believed them.

When the most recent use of these weapons was reported, President Trump assured Syria and Russia that there would be a price to pay. Russia warned that we must not do anything. If we did the consequences would be grave.

Last night Syria paid the price.

Today we discovered the consequences we will suffer.

"Putin also called for an emergency meeting U.N. Security Council."

Oh my! That meeting took place today .

Our U.N. Ambassador, Niki Hailey was suitably impressed.

""The time for talk ended last night," Haley told the UN Security Council. "We are prepared to sustain this pressure, if the Syrian regime is foolish enough to test our will.

"The United States is locked and loaded," she said. "When our President draws a red line, our President enforces a red line.""

Perhaps one of Mr. Putin's advisers should have pointed out that certain members of the U.N. Security Council have the power of the veto so there would be no U.N. initiated consequences. Who are they, in addition to Russia?

"After a heated two-hour debate, the United Nations Security Council rejected a Russian resolution on Saturday that would have condemned airstrikes carried out hours earlier by the United States, Britain and France against Syria.

Russia, China and Bolivia voted for the resolution, but eight members voted against and four abstained. Even a majority vote would have been largely symbolic, as the three Western powers that carried out the attack hold veto power and would certainly have blocked it." (Emphasis added)

Perhaps the blustery Russian potentate has something else in mind as well. I guess we will see.

It is very nice to have a President who will actually do something to try and save the innocents of Syria, unlike his soulless predecessor who folded after drawing his famous red line.