| Of course they are, being as they're the smartest men in the room and all. |
The bombing Tuesday was the deadliest by Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir
Pencilneckal-Assad
Leveler of Latakia...
's air force since Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling
Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
jihadists seized the city last year and declared it their capital.
It was not clear how many Islamic States members were killed, but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than half of the dead were civilians.
The US State Department condemned the strikes, and said the regime had no value for human life.
"We are horrified by the reports that the Assad regime's
...a valley girl who woke up one morning and found she was spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of State...
said in a statement.
"The Assad regime's continued slaughter of Syrian civilians further exposes its callous disregard for human life."
She said Assad had lost his right to rule, and said his actions should be held accountable.
"We've been clear that Assad long ago lost all legitimacy to govern and that the Syrian regime must be held responsible for its brutality and atrocities against the Syrian people."
Psaki blamed Assad's government for continued human rights
When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much...
abuses and violating international law, accusing the regime of "murder, hostage-taking, enforced disappearances, torture, rape, sexual violence and the indiscriminate use of barrel bombs."
The United States has built up a coalition of more than 60 countries in the fight against the Islamic States Death Eaters who have seized swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria.
U.S. President Barack Obama
I am the change that you seek...
has rejected an alliance with Assad against the Islamic State group, arguing that any such pact would backfire.
Obama has said communication with the Assad regime was limited to informing them when they use Syrian air space in operations against the Islamic State jihadists.