— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 14, 2018"To Iran and to Russia, I ask, what kind of a nation wants to be associated with the mass murder of innocent men, women and children? Russia must decide if it will continue down this dark path or if it will join with civilized nations as a force for stability and peace. “America does not seek an indefinite presence in Syria, under no circumstances. We cannot purge the world of evil or act everywhere where there is tyranny."
Britain prime minister issues statement
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday she had authorized British forces to conduct precision air-launched cruise missile strikes on Syria to degrade its chemical weapons capability, saying there was no alternative to military action.Also Read- US, Britain, France launch air strikes in Syria
Four Royal Air Force Tornado jets using Storm Shadow missiles had taken part in the attack on a military facility near Homs where it was assessed Syria had stockpiled chemicals, Britain's Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
"This is not about intervening in a civil war. It is not about regime change," May said in a statement. "We are acting together with our American and French allies. In Douma, last Saturday, a chemical weapons attack killed up to 75 people, including young children, in circumstances of pure horror. "We have sought to use every possible diplomatic channel to achieve this. But our efforts have been repeatedly thwarted. Even this week the Russians vetoed a Resolution at the UN Security Council which would have established an independent investigation into the Douma attack. So there is no practicable alternative to the use of force to degrade and deter the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Regime," she said.The Prime Minister @theresa_may has made a statement on Syria: https://t.co/bBfYyowUIo pic.twitter.com/QlTeFXmOkt
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) April 14, 2018
French president issues statement
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he had ordered a military intervention in Syria alongside the United States and Britain in an attack on the chemical weapons arsenal of the country's regime. "On April 7, dozens of men, women and children were massacred in Douma, with the use of a chemical weapon in a total violation of international rules ... The red line established by France in May 2017 was crossed," Macron said. Macron, who tweeted a picture of himself in a meeting room with military and diplomatic advisers, said a debate about France's military involvement would take place in parliament. The French air force has been active in Syria since 2015 to fight Islamic State but it was the first time it carried out an attack against the Syrian regime.Le samedi 7 avril 2018, à Douma, des dizaines d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants ont été massacrés à l’arme chimique. La ligne rouge a été franchie. J’ai donc ordonné aux forces armées françaises d’intervenir. https://t.co/Vt9LcFcFzH pic.twitter.com/Dc726PHfAR
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 14, 2018
