INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Donald Trump said America does not seek an indefinite presence in Syria under no circumstances
operation targeting Syria's "criminal" regime in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack that he called a "significant escalation" in
the crisis.Here are key excerpts from Trump's televised address to the nation, which lasted just under eight minutes:Operation under
with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.""A combined operation with the armed forces of France and the
United Kingdom is now under way
-- this time in the town of Douma, near the Syrian capital of Damascus
This massacre was a significant escalation in a pattern of chemical weapons use by that very terrible regime.""The evil and the despicable
attack left mother and fathers, infants and children thrashing in pain and gasping for air
These are not the actions of a man
production, spread and use of chemical weapons.""Establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the United States
The combined American, British and French response to these atrocities will integrate all instruments of our national power -- military,
economic, and diplomatic.""We are prepared to sustain this response until the Syrian regime stops its use of prohibited chemical
men, women and children""The nations of the world can be judged by the friends they keep
President Putin and his government promised the world that they would guarantee the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons
decide if it will continue down this dark path, or if it will join with civilized nations as a force for stability and peace."Syria's fate
in its own hands"America does not seek an indefinite presence in Syria under no circumstances.""No amount of American blood and treasure can
produce lasting peace and security in the Middle East.""The United States will be a partner and a friend but the fate of the region lies in
the hands of its own people.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
