Apr 9, 2017 12:45 PM
Sparky400hz
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devtron5000
Goldenteckel
+1, my friend ! And here comes a "behind the scene" (cartoon artist : Mike Lukovich) : http://imgur.com/cOvZteB
LightDevourer
Be safe, stay strong
JovanD
Oh neptune *sweat*
superseriouscomments
You know the old saying, when in Rome, do as the Russians do. It's all the same in Syria.
lazersharks
So, 59 missiles were launched, 23 hit the airbase, where the fuck is the rest of them?
dhulqarnayn
This, maybe?
Is that S-400? Capable of engaging exactly 36 targets according to wiki.
aw shucky ducky
ISleptWithSomeoneFromImgurAndAllIGotWasThisStupidUsername
AlexJayJay
FooSystems
jaudio23
Zak57TR
ImAnAnarchist
But why's SLVRDLLR's name at the bottom?
SynonymOfHarmony
There were a couple of Russians in the Airbase if I remember the news article properly.
Mmmmmk
If you want to experience my people's lack of empathy or common-sense: this post.
bigbirdchokingonausedcondom
Could someone explain what's going on with Russia and Syria?
newsguycraigevans
Assad is Putin's boy, yo.
VibratingNipples
Syria is gasing their own people and U.S. sent a air strike as a warning to get them to stop using chemical attack on it own people. Simple
KristanDL
Correction: Syria is accused of gassing people based on social media posts and no real investigation.
ThatAssholeOverThere
*Videos of people coughing and going into seizures after bombings and reports from aid workers of nerve agent related deaths and illness
Ever heard of word "staged"?
Also there are some pictures to think about.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghouta_chemical_attack. This is an older attack, but still relevant
Those people all may be dead or injured, but they might not. Sarin breaks down and evaporates quickly.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/middleeast/idlib-syria-attack/ In the latest attack even the WHO agrees that chemical weapons were used
Xrayjacket
brb, comrades.
fhatpotatou
TryingTraveler
Are you for real?
As in you're excited or just can't believe how fucked up this is.
If it's real, that is scary
MahoganyGuy
.... huh?
Lolzorski
>murrica plays chicken with WW3 scenario >Internet makes memes about it
Ak47oh
USA crazy enuf to play ckn w WW3. USA crazy enuf to laugh about it. What's the irony there?
GravitationalTimeDialation
WW3 with russia would be mutual annihilation, pretty sure you would have to have no brain cells to think any leader would be that stupid
blairmichod
Making memes is how I cope with my grief.
Dualpsiioniic
Let's be honest, if the internet was old enough to be around during all the horrible shit in our history we would've made the dankest memes.
You have a point, after all it is the time of Meme-oligarch's rule in USA right now
Nuttsy
Not that people didn't make an effort, it was just harder to disseminate. Now excuse me, I have to sing "We will all go together," again.
TheRicktat0r
Are you implying classical art isn't the dankest meme
That was cave art in comparison, we are currently in a meme golden age. In fact, after WW3 the Fallout memes will skyrocket among survivors.
eetsumkaus
tomahawk missiles at an airfield where all parties were informed beforehand /= WW3 scenario
Tywinning
If that qualifies then WW3 scenarios are basically a weekly occurance
YouAreNotARobot
Attacking an ally of Russia is an act of war, in the same way that attacking an ally of the US (e.g. A NATO member) is an act of war against
the U.S. That isn't even close to a weekly occurrence, and could very easily trigger a world war depending on Russia's reaction.
If you do not want a war, you don't do things that cause them. Diplomacy first.
RoryBlack1
The missile strike regardless was an extremely stupid move for your president to authorize
it had tacit approval from potential aggressors, since Russia was informed and Trump had dinner with China beforehand. What was stupid?
CyborgScribe
Or, for someone else's opinion, the only smart thing he has done yet and what Obama would have done.
If ever a valid reason existed for a strike it would be to discourage the deployment of chemical weapons. And he warned them first.
Deathviper
Cost us over $100 million too, not to mention the family's that were staying at the camp and at that on an airbase that only took (1/2)
Around 3 weeks to reconstruct.
CigaretteMan
3 weeks? Planes were taking off the next day.
I meant 3 weeks to construct
Tophatter
We also didn't hit the actual runway because it is so easy to repair. Infrastructure and aircraft take longer .
baconsmellsreallygood
Missing the point of the limited attack. It was a way to demonstrate how US can easily reach out & destroy targets, and that US will no (1)
longer tolerate such liberal use of internationally banned weapons against a civilian population. It was never intended to destroy (2)
and it would be in their best interest to end the conflict diplomatically bc western world is now holding a big stick over them (4)
the base completely or cause casualties. Just to remind Assad regime that they need to rethink their strat bc they are in the spotlight (3)
And Russia shows us how easily they can retaliate
xMrSpazx
Remember.... No Russian
SpiderDetective
You think that's what the code phrase was? Someone starts taking about MW2 and everyone peaces out?
Plasmado
Lol Makarov ????
yaFuckingWeapon
i laughed WAY too hard at this
tintinrax
???? ????????????
duckshooter
Oh Neptune !
totallynotacrustaceanfromthepaleozoicera
holy mother of fresh memes v
Pessimystic
That looks fun.
TerraformTrent
Until you bail, at least. Then you're sliding across coarse sand at high speeds in the desert sun with no protective equipment.
mroranges
That guy is way too smooth to bail
Imaloserbabysowhydontyoukillme
v
TastyToasti
i found you
thesnood
Roll up the weed and ignite the fire.
thatonememefromethatonegif
Here's the sauce just because I am in love with this video https://youtu.be/gER7xe11nz8
ThePrettiestPete
.
SithRuleOfTwo
omg thats fantastic.
unicornhornshank3294
BakePretzels
Oh my fuckin god that was fantastic
AnalTelescope
I heard that some of these niggas got totally shreked doing that
LullabyJones
This is my new hashtag life goal
whatevenispee
craaaaaaaaaaaaig
Damn that was dank
carrotsoup
moooOOm?
ThisIsMyFappingAccount69
"I smoke weed"
PaRappaTheBlackNationalist
densistemurikanen
I thought it was source for the mouse guy...
teddyboops
Chuck E. Cheese?
TheWalmartKilla
BeanProbe
RIP Vine
lysomaru
.. Mohstly.
notcreativethennumbers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VfoG1GsZYw
Babbsykun1337
I like how this got more upvotes than it did when I uploaded it originally
mtlchk
Don't worry. Russia warned Syria, in turn.
PhooZzy
Explains the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of aircrafts and missles that were trumpicated.
if by trumpicated you mean moved to another company so that the first company may be loaded up with nothing and bankrupted, then sure.
DidItForScience
And we warned Russia before striking.
defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1144598/statement-from-pentagon-spokesman-capt-jeff-davis-on-us-strike-in-syria
DPCPHX
NovaBlack0
Black bush is a classic
Upvoted for my single favorite Chappelle moment
JohnnyLawlessEsq
God, that will never not be funny.
badwolfandtheoncomingstorm
Can I ask for a sauce on this?
https://youtu.be/N4rj-LmJHR0
Thank you.
Obscurant
That cracked me up so hard the first time I saw that skit!
Englishisnotmyfirstlanguage
Oil? bitch, you cookin??
dduncan55330
Got to get that oi-*cough*ohohh!
bluemeaniesarecoming
Red Rocks!!! Yai yaiiah
ChrisRossdontstop
These niggas got yellow cake, here's some right here, DONT DROP THAT SHIT
gonzar09
Next thing you know he'll be dropping bombs on Stankonya.
HorseMcFucker
@OP Is this something new I missed?
Apprently, we are being cunts. Again.
USA informed russia on the incomming missiles to syrian airbase, russian soldiers stationed there were evacuated.
DetectiveSherlockHolmes
Lol
Ah, alright. Got It.
blainetog
*informed Russia and didn't inform Congress (our Congress).
OlderWiser
Hopefully he won't when the Tomahawks are aimed at them either.
Wasn't Syrian Gov't alerted as well? US didn't want any causalities, just a moment to fuck up some of their hardware and shit.
DancingHomer
It was a warning.
NoVoteForYou
They be Russian outta there, it must be Syrias.
Mybrotherismyhomie
You win.
therealVexed
realPresidentDonaldTrump
All joking Assad, good punnery
ThePurpleMacaw
this needs to be top comment
devinbrizendine360
If this about being Hungary then we can get turkey involved but we will have to Baghdad and Jordan some because you know how they get.
NotAMeatPopsicle
Just watch the change you get back, E'gypt me outta 45 cents last time!
andnosobabin
It was only supposed to be tree fiddy
Strostkovy
Well they've been Putin it off for a while. They don't have time to for Stalin anymore.
DonWheeskey
You belong up there ☝️
hdbrv3000
doctorklaus
Pure gold
SkyPwny
butterfingerist
TechKiddz
Just..just take my upvote...
WithPride
This is why we need to favourite comments!
and upload it to your Imgur library.
Just screenshot it
thecomminator
Take your upvote and
Squigbobble
I love the smell of a fresh meme in the morning
bammo
sweat
bigpapakrabs
IM MAKIN PIZZA
FindusSomKatten
holy shit his smile is like 50% gum
serialkillazjungle
Earl Sweatshirt, an excellent rapper out of Tyler The Creator's Odd Future crew :)
is Tyler The Creator's Odd Future crew like a youth projekt or something?
RyInTheSky
75%
HateCamel
76% Bob!
happinessconsultant
It was 3.50% teeth
FrokostNinjaen
The rest is half confidence, half happiness
SaberTheKingofKnights
QUITE THE SPICY MEME
Allofyoush
Now this is acting
BugEyedLemur
That Earl Sweatshirt? Dude knows how to rap.
SSoHPKC
I've been listening to the Doris album on repeat pretty much every day for 5 weeks or more.
WuLyf
I've been playing faucet on repeat for the last few days this one's amazing
Desloratadine
Chum
Sitraka
may i know where this come from ? is that an add ?
It's earl sweatshirt, he used to be part of a rap group called odd future. This might be from their Adult swim show called loiter squad
ho ok thank you ^^
RuffHause
Nigga looks like an African poet.
Well he is a rapper.
Missedthatreference.gif
I had to Google it and now I'm sad I didn't get it.
What else is the internet for except to expand our knowledge? Oh, and porn. Porn too.
DerpyUserID
the base commander...
JARKB
I was like
penguino2030
What movie is this again? I know I've seen it
xKaliban
Hercules.
NikoLorenzio
Where's this from?
The latest Hercules movie.
aman0888
The one with Dwayne Johnson
Medic271
Lmfao. This is amazing
JstAnothrLurkr
I like this one
bootymen
Is it implying how the missiles didn't do major damage and the base started functioning again the 2nd day?
NaughtyCannibal
1/? aftermath, pages 3-1 http://sputnikimages.com/en/site/search/?startfrom=72&q=Voskresenskiy&field=author
3/? Russian drone montoring the airbase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKtJjPypT7I
LychFinderGeneral
They weren't aiming for the runway.
OmenRider
Tomahawks are effective against "soft" targets (light vehicles, aircraft, etc). They're also the "safest" weapon to employ for the user.
Aircraft using "bunker busters" would do more damage, but you run the risk of them getting shot down; no risk of that with cruise missiles.
So basically no real purpose of this attack beside showing Assad Trump might had a pair, all for the show
Not just Assad; it's showing the US will retaliate for "red lines" being crossed, as opposed to alleged inaction from previous admins.
2/? aftermath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfW">kgyzio">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWcXkgyzio & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDvgpwUQWJo
Yes.
BhawbTheMagnificent
To be clear, they didn't hit the runway on purpose. The lack of meaningful damage was intentional. Why? Fuck if I know.
umbananas
hit the runway, then they can't take off for a month or 2. But the Russian air defense system did not respond either. It's just for show.
it's a warning shot, basically. "If you ever do that again, these WILL find meaningful targets". It's reaffirming Obama's red line
ThatDudeRich
A ~$60,000,000 warning shot.
Glomgore
I mean sure a nuke is cheaper, but isn't exactly a warning...
most warning shots already cost in the 10's of 1,000's of dollars. $60 mill to remind people the US isn't fucking around is reasonable
Tomahawk isnt even effective against runway anyway,it's effective against point target like building,factories,armor groups but not runway
superanth
They need, what, Durandals?
Sure. But if they wanted to take out the runway its not like they don't have missiles for that. Military just chose not to, for reasons.
CocoaBear29
I mean making any sort of crater in a runway is pretty effective at stopping a plane from taking off...
You don't understand,a dedicated runway buster is 20x more effective than tomahawk,crates like these with right equipment can be repaired in
Hours
devtron5000
Goldenteckel
+1, my friend ! And here comes a "behind the scene" (cartoon artist : Mike Lukovich) : http://imgur.com/cOvZteB
LightDevourer
Be safe, stay strong
JovanD
Oh neptune *sweat*
superseriouscomments
You know the old saying, when in Rome, do as the Russians do. It's all the same in Syria.
lazersharks
So, 59 missiles were launched, 23 hit the airbase, where the fuck is the rest of them?
dhulqarnayn
This, maybe?
lazersharks
Is that S-400? Capable of engaging exactly 36 targets according to wiki.
dhulqarnayn
aw shucky ducky
ISleptWithSomeoneFromImgurAndAllIGotWasThisStupidUsername
AlexJayJay
FooSystems
jaudio23
Zak57TR
ImAnAnarchist
But why's SLVRDLLR's name at the bottom?
SynonymOfHarmony
There were a couple of Russians in the Airbase if I remember the news article properly.
Mmmmmk
If you want to experience my people's lack of empathy or common-sense: this post.
bigbirdchokingonausedcondom
Could someone explain what's going on with Russia and Syria?
newsguycraigevans
Assad is Putin's boy, yo.
VibratingNipples
Syria is gasing their own people and U.S. sent a air strike as a warning to get them to stop using chemical attack on it own people. Simple
KristanDL
Correction: Syria is accused of gassing people based on social media posts and no real investigation.
ThatAssholeOverThere
*Videos of people coughing and going into seizures after bombings and reports from aid workers of nerve agent related deaths and illness
KristanDL
Ever heard of word "staged"?
KristanDL
Also there are some pictures to think about.![]()
ThatAssholeOverThere
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghouta_chemical_attack. This is an older attack, but still relevant
ThatAssholeOverThere
Those people all may be dead or injured, but they might not. Sarin breaks down and evaporates quickly.
ThatAssholeOverThere
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/05/middleeast/idlib-syria-attack/ In the latest attack even the WHO agrees that chemical weapons were used
Xrayjacket
brb, comrades.
fhatpotatou
TryingTraveler
Are you for real?
Mmmmmk
As in you're excited or just can't believe how fucked up this is.
TryingTraveler
If it's real, that is scary
MahoganyGuy
Lolzorski
>murrica plays chicken with WW3 scenario >Internet makes memes about it
Ak47oh
USA crazy enuf to play ckn w WW3. USA crazy enuf to laugh about it. What's the irony there?
GravitationalTimeDialation
WW3 with russia would be mutual annihilation, pretty sure you would have to have no brain cells to think any leader would be that stupid
blairmichod
Making memes is how I cope with my grief.
Dualpsiioniic
Let's be honest, if the internet was old enough to be around during all the horrible shit in our history we would've made the dankest memes.
Lolzorski
You have a point, after all it is the time of Meme-oligarch's rule in USA right now
Nuttsy
Not that people didn't make an effort, it was just harder to disseminate. Now excuse me, I have to sing "We will all go together," again.
TheRicktat0r
Are you implying classical art isn't the dankest meme
Dualpsiioniic
That was cave art in comparison, we are currently in a meme golden age. In fact, after WW3 the Fallout memes will skyrocket among survivors.
eetsumkaus
tomahawk missiles at an airfield where all parties were informed beforehand /= WW3 scenario
Tywinning
If that qualifies then WW3 scenarios are basically a weekly occurance
YouAreNotARobot
Attacking an ally of Russia is an act of war, in the same way that attacking an ally of the US (e.g. A NATO member) is an act of war against
YouAreNotARobot
the U.S. That isn't even close to a weekly occurrence, and could very easily trigger a world war depending on Russia's reaction.
YouAreNotARobot
If you do not want a war, you don't do things that cause them. Diplomacy first.
RoryBlack1
The missile strike regardless was an extremely stupid move for your president to authorize
eetsumkaus
it had tacit approval from potential aggressors, since Russia was informed and Trump had dinner with China beforehand. What was stupid?
CyborgScribe
Or, for someone else's opinion, the only smart thing he has done yet and what Obama would have done.
CyborgScribe
If ever a valid reason existed for a strike it would be to discourage the deployment of chemical weapons. And he warned them first.
Deathviper
Cost us over $100 million too, not to mention the family's that were staying at the camp and at that on an airbase that only took (1/2)
Deathviper
Around 3 weeks to reconstruct.
CigaretteMan
3 weeks? Planes were taking off the next day.
Deathviper
I meant 3 weeks to construct
Tophatter
We also didn't hit the actual runway because it is so easy to repair. Infrastructure and aircraft take longer .
baconsmellsreallygood
Missing the point of the limited attack. It was a way to demonstrate how US can easily reach out & destroy targets, and that US will no (1)
baconsmellsreallygood
longer tolerate such liberal use of internationally banned weapons against a civilian population. It was never intended to destroy (2)
baconsmellsreallygood
and it would be in their best interest to end the conflict diplomatically bc western world is now holding a big stick over them (4)
baconsmellsreallygood
the base completely or cause casualties. Just to remind Assad regime that they need to rethink their strat bc they are in the spotlight (3)
Deathviper
And Russia shows us how easily they can retaliate
xMrSpazx
Remember.... No Russian
SpiderDetective
You think that's what the code phrase was? Someone starts taking about MW2 and everyone peaces out?
Plasmado
Lol Makarov ????
yaFuckingWeapon
i laughed WAY too hard at this
tintinrax
???? ????????????
duckshooter
Oh Neptune !
totallynotacrustaceanfromthepaleozoicera
holy mother of fresh memes
v
Pessimystic
That looks fun.
TerraformTrent
Until you bail, at least. Then you're sliding across coarse sand at high speeds in the desert sun with no protective equipment.
mroranges
That guy is way too smooth to bail
Imaloserbabysowhydontyoukillme
totallynotacrustaceanfromthepaleozoicera
TastyToasti
Imaloserbabysowhydontyoukillme
thesnood
Roll up the weed and ignite the fire.
thatonememefromethatonegif
Here's the sauce just because I am in love with this video https://youtu.be/gER7xe11nz8
ThePrettiestPete
.
SithRuleOfTwo
omg thats fantastic.
unicornhornshank3294
.
BakePretzels
Oh my fuckin god that was fantastic
AnalTelescope
I heard that some of these niggas got totally shreked doing that
LullabyJones
This is my new hashtag life goal
whatevenispee
.
craaaaaaaaaaaaig
Damn that was dank
carrotsoup
moooOOm?
ThisIsMyFappingAccount69
"I smoke weed"
PaRappaTheBlackNationalist
.
densistemurikanen
I thought it was source for the mouse guy...
teddyboops
Chuck E. Cheese?
TheWalmartKilla
.
BeanProbe
RIP Vine
lysomaru
.. Mohstly.
notcreativethennumbers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VfoG1GsZYw
Babbsykun1337
Babbsykun1337
I like how this got more upvotes than it did when I uploaded it originally
mtlchk
Don't worry. Russia warned Syria, in turn.
PhooZzy
Explains the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of aircrafts and missles that were trumpicated.
mtlchk
if by trumpicated you mean moved to another company so that the first company may be loaded up with nothing and bankrupted, then sure.
DidItForScience
And we warned Russia before striking.
DidItForScience
defense.gov/News/News-Releases/News-Release-View/Article/1144598/statement-from-pentagon-spokesman-capt-jeff-davis-on-us-strike-in-syria
DPCPHX
NovaBlack0
Black bush is a classic
dhulqarnayn
Upvoted for my single favorite Chappelle moment
JohnnyLawlessEsq
God, that will never not be funny.
badwolfandtheoncomingstorm
Can I ask for a sauce on this?
DPCPHX
https://youtu.be/N4rj-LmJHR0
badwolfandtheoncomingstorm
Thank you.
Obscurant
That cracked me up so hard the first time I saw that skit!
Englishisnotmyfirstlanguage
Oil? bitch, you cookin??
dduncan55330
Got to get that oi-*cough*ohohh!
bluemeaniesarecoming
Red Rocks!!! Yai yaiiah
ChrisRossdontstop
These niggas got yellow cake, here's some right here, DONT DROP THAT SHIT
gonzar09
Next thing you know he'll be dropping bombs on Stankonya.
HorseMcFucker
@OP Is this something new I missed?
Mmmmmk
Apprently, we are being cunts. Again.
yaFuckingWeapon
USA informed russia on the incomming missiles to syrian airbase, russian soldiers stationed there were evacuated.
DetectiveSherlockHolmes
Lol
HorseMcFucker
Ah, alright. Got It.
blainetog
*informed Russia and didn't inform Congress (our Congress).
OlderWiser
Hopefully he won't when the Tomahawks are aimed at them either.
baconsmellsreallygood
Wasn't Syrian Gov't alerted as well? US didn't want any causalities, just a moment to fuck up some of their hardware and shit.
DancingHomer
It was a warning.
NoVoteForYou
They be Russian outta there, it must be Syrias.
Mybrotherismyhomie
You win.
therealVexed
.
totallynotacrustaceanfromthepaleozoicera
realPresidentDonaldTrump
All joking Assad, good punnery
ThePurpleMacaw
this needs to be top comment
devinbrizendine360
If this about being Hungary then we can get turkey involved but we will have to Baghdad and Jordan some because you know how they get.
NotAMeatPopsicle
Just watch the change you get back, E'gypt me outta 45 cents last time!
andnosobabin
It was only supposed to be tree fiddy
Strostkovy
Well they've been Putin it off for a while. They don't have time to for Stalin anymore.
DonWheeskey
You belong up there ☝️
hdbrv3000
doctorklaus
Pure gold
SkyPwny
butterfingerist
TechKiddz
Just..just take my upvote...
WithPride
This is why we need to favourite comments!
TechKiddz
and upload it to your Imgur library.
TechKiddz
Just screenshot it
thecomminator
Squigbobble
I love the smell of a fresh meme in the morning
bammo
sweat
bigpapakrabs
IM MAKIN PIZZA
FindusSomKatten
holy shit his smile is like 50% gum
serialkillazjungle
Earl Sweatshirt, an excellent rapper out of Tyler The Creator's Odd Future crew :)
FindusSomKatten
is Tyler The Creator's Odd Future crew like a youth projekt or something?
RyInTheSky
75%
HateCamel
76% Bob!
happinessconsultant
It was 3.50% teeth
FrokostNinjaen
The rest is half confidence, half happiness
SaberTheKingofKnights
QUITE THE SPICY MEME
Allofyoush
Now this is acting
BugEyedLemur
That Earl Sweatshirt? Dude knows how to rap.
SSoHPKC
I've been listening to the Doris album on repeat pretty much every day for 5 weeks or more.
WuLyf
I've been playing faucet on repeat for the last few days this one's amazing
Desloratadine
Chum
Sitraka
may i know where this come from ? is that an add ?
TheWalmartKilla
It's earl sweatshirt, he used to be part of a rap group called odd future. This might be from their Adult swim show called loiter squad
Sitraka
ho ok thank you ^^
RuffHause
Nigga looks like an African poet.
serialkillazjungle
Well he is a rapper.
RuffHause
Missedthatreference.gif
serialkillazjungle
I had to Google it and now I'm sad I didn't get it.
RuffHause
What else is the internet for except to expand our knowledge? Oh, and porn. Porn too.
DerpyUserID
JARKB
I was like
penguino2030
What movie is this again? I know I've seen it
xKaliban
Hercules.
NikoLorenzio
Where's this from?
DerpyUserID
The latest Hercules movie.
aman0888
The one with Dwayne Johnson
Medic271
Lmfao. This is amazing
JstAnothrLurkr
I like this one
bootymen
Is it implying how the missiles didn't do major damage and the base started functioning again the 2nd day?
NaughtyCannibal
1/? aftermath, pages 3-1 http://sputnikimages.com/en/site/search/?startfrom=72&q=Voskresenskiy&field=author
NaughtyCannibal
3/? Russian drone montoring the airbase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKtJjPypT7I
LychFinderGeneral
They weren't aiming for the runway.
OmenRider
Tomahawks are effective against "soft" targets (light vehicles, aircraft, etc). They're also the "safest" weapon to employ for the user.
OmenRider
Aircraft using "bunker busters" would do more damage, but you run the risk of them getting shot down; no risk of that with cruise missiles.
bootymen
So basically no real purpose of this attack beside showing Assad Trump might had a pair, all for the show
OmenRider
Not just Assad; it's showing the US will retaliate for "red lines" being crossed, as opposed to alleged inaction from previous admins.
NaughtyCannibal
2/? aftermath https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfW">kgyzio">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfWcXkgyzio & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDvgpwUQWJo
DerpyUserID
Yes.
BhawbTheMagnificent
To be clear, they didn't hit the runway on purpose. The lack of meaningful damage was intentional. Why? Fuck if I know.
umbananas
hit the runway, then they can't take off for a month or 2. But the Russian air defense system did not respond either. It's just for show.
eetsumkaus
it's a warning shot, basically. "If you ever do that again, these WILL find meaningful targets". It's reaffirming Obama's red line
ThatDudeRich
A ~$60,000,000 warning shot.
Glomgore
I mean sure a nuke is cheaper, but isn't exactly a warning...
eetsumkaus
most warning shots already cost in the 10's of 1,000's of dollars. $60 mill to remind people the US isn't fucking around is reasonable
bootymen
Tomahawk isnt even effective against runway anyway,it's effective against point target like building,factories,armor groups but not runway
superanth
They need, what, Durandals?
BhawbTheMagnificent
Sure. But if they wanted to take out the runway its not like they don't have missiles for that. Military just chose not to, for reasons.
CocoaBear29
I mean making any sort of crater in a runway is pretty effective at stopping a plane from taking off...
bootymen
You don't understand,a dedicated runway buster is 20x more effective than tomahawk,crates like these with right equipment can be repaired in
bootymen
Hours