Trump calls on all nations to end Syria carnage
President Donald Trump calls on all civilized nations to join the United States in seeking an end to the carnage happening in Syria. The statement was issued shortly after the country fired a barrage of cruise missiles.
Trump said that peace and harmony will prevail as long as the United States continues to stand for justice. The country has bombed a Syrian air base with roughly 60 cruise missiles in retaliation for the chemical weapons attack against the civilians. The United States has blamed President Bashar Assad for the carnage. It is reported that a Syrian government aircraft was used to release chlorine mixed with a nerve agent, possibly sarin, which killed dozens of civilians.
According to American government officials, the Tomahawk missiles were fired from two warships in the Mediterranean Sea. It targets a government-controlled air base in Syria. President Trump then spoke to the reporters justifying its action a vital national security interest. He says that the United States must prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.
Recently, Trump's officials demanded that Russia should stop supporting the Syrian government. Moscow is reported to be propping up Assad, which means they are partially responsible for the Syria carnage. "I hope Russia is thinking carefully about its continued alliance with Bashar al-Assad, because every time one of these horrific attacks occurs, it draws Russia closer into some level of responsibility," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a report by ABC News.
Tillerson is set to visit the Russian capital this week. However, Kremlin had said that President Vladimir Putin has no plans to meet the secretary. "We have not announced any meetings. A meeting with Tillerson is currently not on the president's schedule," Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman said in a report by The Washington Post. Tillerson's plans to visit Russia is a pressure for Russia to step away from Syria.
