(THREAD) The evidence that Trump's completely ineffectual military strike on Syria was just an empty political gesture is now overwhelming. pic.twitter.com/hI6sBgIQX1
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 7, 2017
(1) If he was worried about the Syrian people, he had numerous better options: allow refugees to come to U.S.; humanitarian aid; safe zones. pic.twitter.com/9XL1xvisxH
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 7, 2017
(2) If he was interested in degrading Syria's air force, he wouldn't have given Putin advance notice. Putin then gave Assad advance notice. pic.twitter.com/QPxYV17NMe
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 7, 2017
(3) The result of giving both Russia and Syria advance notice of the air strike was that they moved their troops and bunkered their planes. pic.twitter.com/CL8CbmoF3A
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 7, 2017
(4) One indication Putin knew the strike would be no threat to him or Syria is Russian air defenses didn't try to take down _any_ tomahawks. pic.twitter.com/ylmPeXtm6X
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 7, 2017
(5) If Trump was interested in degrading Syria's flight capability in Homs, he wouldn't have left an air strip _untouched_. But he did that. pic.twitter.com/loa1kvILHh
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 7, 2017
(6) GOP Congressmen and retired generals were saying this air strike would be ineffective. Which is why Trump consulted Putin, but not them. pic.twitter.com/satpfSQ8dv
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 7, 2017
(7) In 2013, Trump saw the same pictures of chemical-weapon devastation and opposed air strikes. So his "conversion narrative" is a _farce_. pic.twitter.com/ihhwhqQrUe
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 7, 2017
(8) The strikes successfully pushed Russiagate coverage off the front page. We were talking about Nunes and Kushner scandals, now we're not. pic.twitter.com/4dBbAGFoEu
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 7, 2017
