The British Ministry of Defense has issued a statement on the air strikes in Syria, saying it has joined allied in "a precision strike on Syrian installations involved in the regime’s use of chemical weapons against its own people."
In the bombings, four RAF Tornado GR4’s were used, launching Storm Shadow missiles at a “military facility — a former missile base — some 15 miles west of Homs, where the regime is assessed to keep chemical weapon precursors stockpiled in breach of Syria’s obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention” the statement said.
The British Minister of Defense has said “the international community has responded decisively with legal and proportionate military force."
"Let these united actions send a clear message to the regime,” the statement said.
In the bombings, four RAF Tornado GR4’s were used, launching Storm Shadow missiles at a “military facility — a former missile base — some 15 miles west of Homs, where the regime is assessed to keep chemical weapon precursors stockpiled in breach of Syria’s obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention” the statement said.
The British Minister of Defense has said “the international community has responded decisively with legal and proportionate military force."
"Let these united actions send a clear message to the regime,” the statement said.
France's president says a red line had been crossed after chemical weapon attack
French President Emmanuel Macron issued the following statement tonight following the strikes in Syria, which were done in retaliation to last weekend's chemical attack on civilians:
“The red line set by France in May 2017 has been crossed. So, I ordered the French armed forces to intervene tonight, as part of an international operation in coalition with the United States of America and the United Kingdom and directed against the clandestine chemical arsenal of the Syrian regime."
France, the UK and US were a part of a "combined operation" that struck targets in Syria tonight, Trump said earlier.
A Twitter account run by the French president's office posted this video of the French Armed Forces taking off to launch their part of the strikes.
“The red line set by France in May 2017 has been crossed. So, I ordered the French armed forces to intervene tonight, as part of an international operation in coalition with the United States of America and the United Kingdom and directed against the clandestine chemical arsenal of the Syrian regime."
France, the UK and US were a part of a "combined operation" that struck targets in Syria tonight, Trump said earlier.
A Twitter account run by the French president's office posted this video of the French Armed Forces taking off to launch their part of the strikes.
McCain applauds Trump's decision — but calls for a comprehensive strategy
Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued a statement praising President Trump's decision to strike Syria as punishment for the chemical weapons attack.
But McCain also called on Trump to set a "comprehensive strategy" in both Syria and the Middle East.
“I applaud the President for taking military action against the Assad regime for its latest use of chemical weapons, and for signaling his resolve to do so again if these heinous attacks continue. I am grateful to our British and French allies for joining us in this action. “I hope these strikes impose meaningful costs on Assad. The message to Assad must be that the cost of using chemical weapons is worse than any perceived benefit, that the United States and our allies have the will and capability to continue imposing those costs, and that Iran and Russia will ultimately be unsuccessful in protecting Assad from our punative response.“To succeed in the long run, we need a comprehensive strategy for Syria and the entire region. The President needs to lay out our goals, not just with regard to ISIS, but also the ongoing conflict in Syria and malign Russian and Iranian influence in the region. Airstrikes disconnected from a broader strategy may be necessary, but they alone will not achieve U.S. objectives in the Middle East.”
But McCain also called on Trump to set a "comprehensive strategy" in both Syria and the Middle East.
“I applaud the President for taking military action against the Assad regime for its latest use of chemical weapons, and for signaling his resolve to do so again if these heinous attacks continue. I am grateful to our British and French allies for joining us in this action. “I hope these strikes impose meaningful costs on Assad. The message to Assad must be that the cost of using chemical weapons is worse than any perceived benefit, that the United States and our allies have the will and capability to continue imposing those costs, and that Iran and Russia will ultimately be unsuccessful in protecting Assad from our punative response.“To succeed in the long run, we need a comprehensive strategy for Syria and the entire region. The President needs to lay out our goals, not just with regard to ISIS, but also the ongoing conflict in Syria and malign Russian and Iranian influence in the region. Airstrikes disconnected from a broader strategy may be necessary, but they alone will not achieve U.S. objectives in the Middle East.”
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