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WASHINGTON — A barrage of missiles in Syria by American, French and British forces most likely will not stop President Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons program, a Pentagon assessment has concluded, despite President Trump’s “Mission Accomplished!” declaration hours after last weekend’s strikes.

The military intelligence report, put out less than three days after the attack, said the allied airstrikes likely set back Mr. Assad’s production of sarin gas.

But it found that the Syrian president is expected to continue researching and developing chemical weapons for potential future use, according to an American intelligence analyst who has seen the document and described it to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity.

"They do retain a residual capability” to produce chemical weapons, Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the Joint Staff director, said on Thursday of the Syrian government. He said the chemical weapons are “spread through the country.”

Maybe because it removed a strongman who after Reagan almost blew his ass off was content with oppressing just his people.

Now we have another failed state where terrorists can thrive.

I hardly mourn Moammar (although no one should die as he did),

but since Obama and Clinton weren't prepared to replace him with a democratic reformer, the intervention was all for show and led to the terrible tragedy of Benghazi.

If we want to truly hit Assad where it hurts, we need to make the UN Security Council refer the Syrian War to the International Criminal Court

Lockerbie was before Reagan got his attention

That will change everything.

"A group of Colorado homebuilders paid for a luxury hotel stay last fall for EPA chief Scott Pruitt, eight months after the Trump administration began work on a major priority for their industry by unwinding an Obama-era wetlands regulation."

In closed-door meetings at the United Nations in March, Trump administration officials pushed socially conservative views on women's rights issues -- including abstinence-based policies over information about contraception -- that were further to the right than those expressed by most other countries present, including Russia and the representative for the Arab states, UN officials who attended the meetings told BuzzFeed News.

The Trump officials' approach at the UN meeting makes it clear that the administration intends to extend its views on abortion, contraception, and sexual education beyond US borders to an extent that is unusual even for Republican administrations.

Pressed by MSNBC's Chris Hayes on the air this week about a possible presidential campaign in 2020, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder conceded, "Yeah, I'm thinking about it."

religious right eextremists

Vox Sentences: NASA’s new director may “care about space” but doesn’t think humans cause climate change

Steve Benen notes:

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Pressed by MSNBC's Chris Hayes on the air this week about a possible presidential campaign in 2020, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder conceded, "Yeah, I'm thinking about it."

I'm hoping for a qualified female but I'd sure support this guy. The right will go nuts in the predictable way if he is a candidate but they're going to go nuts regardless because that's the way they roll

Vox Sentences: NASA’s new director may “care about space” but doesn’t think humans cause climate change

Michigan Candidate for Governor – “Brave Enough to Stand Against Sharia”

In a world that nearly demands “Political Correctness”, what politician would make statements that they understand the dangers of Sharia crimes; will take steps to educate their administration, the law enforcement under their jurisdiction, and anyone who is charged with handling abused women & minors or adjudicating laws affecting them? Wouldn’t that be a step that could hurt their elect-ability? If you side with “Political Correctness”, you would probably agree. Those of us that have raised the flag of concern, asked the hard questions of our candidates, and demanded they know the threats from Sharia are real would applaud whoever this candidate is, stand with them and push for that candidate’s election!

Conservatives turn to Trump for cover as 2018 outlook deteriorates

Conservative leaders, increasingly worried about a challenging 2018 campaign, are intensifying their appeals to evangelical voters frustrated with Washington, warning that failure to support GOP lawmakers in November will imperil Donald Trump and his agenda.

In churches and email solicitations, through voter guides and major conferences, organizations that target Christian conservative voters plan to argue at every turn that the success of Trump’s presidency — and potentially, its very existence — is on the line this year.

“The GOP’s only hope is the president,” said Tony Perkins, the president of the socially conservative Family Research Council, which is active in 15,000 churches across the country.