News Roundup 4/9/17

by | Apr 9, 2017

  • Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate to be the new Supreme Court Justice. [Link]
  • Nikki Haley says the US plans to pursue regime change in Syria. [Link]
  • A New Jersey town has banned landscapers from using gas-powered leaf blowers. [Link]
  • A US Navy strike group is moving towards North Korea as a show of force. [Link]
  • A US soldier was killed fighting ISIS in Afghanistan. [Link]
  • This article contains a list of countries who support and oppose US military action in Syria. [Link]
  • Only six Senators have come out in opposition Trump’s military action in Syria. [Link]
  • At least nine civilians were killed in the bombing of Assad’s airfield. [Link]
  • A US airstrike near Raqqa in Syria has killed 21 people, mostly civilians. Another airstrike hit a boat full of civilians trying to cross a river. The boat had at least 40 people on it, and so far 7 bodies have been recovered. Most of those dead are children. [Link]

On Foreign Policy Focus #24, I discuss Trump attacking Assad in Syria. On April 7th, Trump bombed a Syrian airfield controlled by Assad. This attack was the first direct use of military force against Assad in Syria. Trump has no good options in Syria, and this attack will only help al-Qaeda and ISIS. Hillary Clinton suggested Trump bomb Syrian airfields just before he carried out the attack. LISTEN HERE!!

About Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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