"There was nothing to destroy." Ex-CIA official commented on the attack on Syria

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The latest data on the attack by the US and its allies on Syria show that the strike was based on "inaccurate intelligence", and no chemical centers weapons were not destroyed, passes RIA News Statement by former CIA operative officer Phil Giraldi.





Recall last Saturday the United States, Britain and France launched rocket attacks on Syrian government facilities, which, in their opinion, are used to produce chemical weapons.

The data now leads to the likelihood that no chemical weapons or their components at these points were hit. Therefore, if the purpose of the strike was to destroy these enterprises, the attacks could be based on poor-quality intelligence or the likelihood that there was nothing to destroy there initially,
said giraldi.

According to him, “the time for the attack was chosen so that the experts of the OPCW do not have time to do their work and, possibly, provide a report stating that there is no evidence of the use of gas, which would complicate the punishment.”

Giraldi believes that in the near future there will be no new attacks, “given the ridicule that followed the strike.”

He also noted that Donald Trump's desire to withdraw troops from Syria "is facing serious opposition" in Congress, the army and among allies in the region.

US ground forces are likely to be leaving soon if Trump gets his way. However, it is opposed by Israel and most of the congress, which means that everything can turn out differently, and they (the troops) will remain with the aim of undermining Iranian activity,
concluded Giraldi.

Earlier, the US President said he intends to withdraw American troops from Syria as soon as possible.
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  1. Vitaly Anisimov Rank
    Vitaly Anisimov
    +2
    April 18 2018 09: 25
    This was a blow to Russia! We were checked, we did not answer .. Now the next stage will be!
    I think somewhere on the border flames up (in Ukraine itself)) .. And maybe inside the country!
    1. Vasyan1971 Rank
      Vasyan1971
      +3
      April 18 2018 09: 29
      Quote: MIKHAN
      I think somewhere on the border flames

      Something is already being fanned in Armenia ...
    2. Borik Rank
      Borik
      +12
      April 18 2018 09: 34
      And we did not have to answer. The contract clearly states we are helping Assad fight with ISIS but not with the United States. And we will respond with an American only in one case if the missiles fly to where the Russian military is.
      1. vorobey Rank
        vorobey
        +3
        April 18 2018 09: 40
        Quote: Borik
        And we did not have to answer. The contract clearly states we are helping Assad fight with ISIS but not with the United States. And we will respond with an American only in one case if the missiles fly to where the Russian military is.


        But really it was ...

      2. tlauicol Rank
        tlauicol
        0
        April 18 2018 10: 00
        Quote: Borik
        And we did not have to answer. The contract clearly states we are helping Assad fight with ISIS but not with the United States. And we will respond with an American only in one case if the missiles fly to where the Russian military is.

        What kind of contract is this, where is it "Clearly Written"?
      3. Andrey Skokovsky Rank
        Andrey Skokovsky
        +1
        April 18 2018 14: 09
        - Senya calls from Odessa to a friend in Israel: - Monya, what is going on there? ..
        Yes, America is fighting a little with Russia ...
        - So what, there are losses?
        YES, there is ... - America released 100 tamahawks for 150 million dollars and wounded one Syrian ...
        - And what did the Russians lose? ..
        Senya, you won’t believe it, but the Russians didn’t even fight with them ...
    3. vkl.47 Rank
      vkl.47
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      April 18 2018 09: 37
      This is not a blow to Russia. They bombed the sand. They wrote off the rockets.
      1. Lelek Rank
        Lelek
        +5
        April 18 2018 11: 20
        Quote: vkl.47
        This is not a blow to Russia. They bombed the sand. They wrote off the rockets.

        hi
        A show to show its toughness. Even members of the Senate state that no chem. Assad’s attack was not. This also proves the last demand of Don Trump to NATO members to reimburse the United States for the costs incurred by a blow to Syria. Business from business.

        And ours even got something in the piggy bank:
        1. voyaka uh Rank
          voyaka uh
          +1
          April 18 2018 12: 03
          Got rocket wreckage. This is unavoidable in combat applications.
    4. Vend Rank
      Vend
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      April 18 2018 09: 46
      Quote: MIKHAN
      This was a blow to Russia! We were checked, we did not answer .. Now the next stage will be!
      I think somewhere on the border flames up (in Ukraine itself)) .. And maybe inside the country!

      No, it’s just that Russia indicated to the United States where to shoot and set a target so as not to miss. But you can’t hide the awl in a bag. So the wave of shame for the United States went.
      1. vorobey Rank
        vorobey
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        April 18 2018 09: 50
        Quote: Wend
        No, it’s just that Russia indicated to the United States where to shoot and set a target so as not to miss. But you can’t hide the awl in a bag. So the wave of shame for the United States went.


        Anatoly, don’t need such rhetoric .. why .. now the apologists from Israel will attack and begin to refute all your words and theories defending the Apostle Trump ..
        1. Vend Rank
          Vend
          +1
          April 18 2018 09: 58
          Quote: vorobey
          Quote: Wend
          No, it’s just that Russia indicated to the United States where to shoot and set a target so as not to miss. But you can’t hide the awl in a bag. So the wave of shame for the United States went.


          Anatoly, don’t need such rhetoric .. why .. now the apologists from Israel will attack and begin to refute all your words and theories defending the Apostle Trump ..

          Alexander, let them run half bent. We can handle it.
        2. askort154 Rank
          askort154
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          April 18 2018 10: 44
          vorobey (Sashka)
          Anatoly, do not need such rhetoric .. why .. now apologists from Israel will attack ...

          US ground forces are likely to leave soon if Trump succeeds. However, Israel confronts him ....          . (Giraldi)

          Giraldi betrayed the "God-chosen" with patrons. Israel has done and is doing everything to Anglo-Saxons settled on their borders on an ongoing basis. So it will be more comfortable for them. Therefore, they "cured" the Ishilovites and any rabble opposing Assad. And the world is being hung up with noodles about the "crazy" Iran and Palestine, which "do not give them life." Yes hi
    5. Sergey985 Rank
      Sergey985
      0
      April 18 2018 09: 47
      Everything is more complicated here. Nobody needs the third world war. Trump announced the victory over Isil, Assad for the (supposedly) chemical. "punished" the attack. Now he is on horseback, and maybe he will be able to withdraw his forces from Syria.
    6. Totah155 Rank
      Totah155
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      April 18 2018 13: 25
      Quote: MIKHAN
      This was a blow to Russia! We were checked, we did not answer .. Now the next stage will be!
      I think somewhere on the border flames up (in Ukraine itself)) .. And maybe inside the country!

      Beaver, exhale
    7. Slovak Rank
      Slovak
      0
      April 18 2018 13: 32
      Quote: MIKHAN
      This was a blow to Russia! We were checked, we did not answer .. Now the next stage will be!

      Don did not scare Russia. 1. Now he has a lot of problems with China because of the islands, he had to try to ring like steel eggs; 2. To postpone the showdown for the "chemical attack"; 3. Try to steal money for your defense industry from Arabs, Israel and the EU; 4 Please your hawks.
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    9. smart ass Rank
      smart ass
      0
      April 18 2018 16: 38
      On the other hand, they answered .... in the end, they shot down a bunch of missiles, the assad in power as he was and remained, there will be no invasion ... we won in fact
  2. mavrus Rank
    mavrus
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    April 18 2018 09: 41
    Quote: Vasyan1971
    Quote: MIKHAN
    I think somewhere on the border flames

    Something is already being fanned in Armenia ...

    In Armenia, the “opposition” wanted Europe. So let's see how they succeed. Turks with ayzers instantly arrange such a Europe for them that the 1915th will seem to them a “good Christmas fairy tale”.
    1. vorobey Rank
      vorobey
      +3
      April 18 2018 09: 56
      Quote: mavrus
      In Armenia, the “opposition” wanted Europe


      Sargsyan has already requested from Russia from the storage facilities the remaining barrel bombs with chlorine to poison the Europeans .. hi

      camouflaged products still made in the USSR. really had the properties of mass destruction ..

  3. vlad007 Rank
    vlad007
    +1
    April 18 2018 10: 36
    Trump wants to withdraw troops OR get dibs from Arab allies. Do not want to fight - pay !. Right!
  4. Yutas Rank
    Yutas
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    April 18 2018 10: 43
    Suppose that the States received accurate intelligence about the month, those locations of chemical weapons. And they struck a rocket at this place (s). Doesn’t it bother anyone that chemical weapons will thus be dispersed over a large area and lead to numerous casualties? Where is the logic?
    1. Sergey985 Rank
      Sergey985
      0
      April 18 2018 10: 48
      What is the logic? Prior to this, warehouses with chemical. weapons "destroyed"? There was a contamination of the area? That's right, it wasn’t!
    2. Lelek Rank
      Lelek
      +1
      April 18 2018 11: 35
      Quote: Yutas
      It doesn’t bother anyone that chemical weapons will be sprayed in this way

      hi
      Alexander, do not pretend to be naive. Anglo-Saxons are well aware that chem. Assad has no weapons. Russia 2 years ago loaded the last barrel from the HOB onto US vehicles and the Americans reported on its destruction (destroyed or transferred to some of their bases, only the US command knows). The adventure with a blow to Syria did not succeed, but the cunning "cunning Englishwoman" immediately came up with a new legend to cover the previous one:
      1. voyaka uh Rank
        voyaka uh
        +1
        April 18 2018 12: 06
        The blow was indicative and warning. The Americans have shown that they can hit targets in its capital from three seas on all sides from Syria. The fact that in these objects there is no chemical weapon, the Americans knew.
        1. Lelek Rank
          Lelek
          +3
          April 18 2018 12: 50
          Quote: voyaka uh
          The blow was indicative and warning.

          hi
          For what? Show what they are "warriors-UH"? Thunder maracas to the whole world? The country of the Hollywood show, led by a showman, covering up internal squabbles with rocket launches. But Israel, the main instigator of the United States and its allies in the BV, breaking the "red lines" first, exposes its own.
  5. Lena Petrova Rank
    Lena Petrova
    +1
    April 18 2018 10: 47
    Quote: MIKHAN
    This was a blow to Russia! We were checked, we did not answer

    Just we answered. Such attacks can be completely countered by Syria's weak air defense. And we won’t even get our hands dirty about it. This ignoring is tantamount to mocking.
  6. wax Rank
    wax
    +1
    April 18 2018 11: 35
    A theater in which all roles are painted.
  7. Warlock_r Rank
    Warlock_r
    +5
    April 18 2018 13: 54
    Well, something like that, apparently ...

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