THE PENTAGON TO BRIEF THE PRESIDENT ON MILITARY OPTIONS AGAINST ASSAD REGIME

Is anything else more important? Feel solace in knowing that you asked for this, constantly clamorimg for justice for Russia’s transgressions. Now you’ll get the war you’ve been craving. Shortly thereafter, you’ll remember when you lost your soul as a human being, filled with regret and remorse for ever thinking about taking the lives of fellow human beings. Until you get to that point in your slowly curving arc, you should know that General Mattis is briefing the President on military options to punish Assad.

We must stop him from gassing his own people, by properly incinerating them with depleted uranium bombs.

Source: CBS

“It’s my understanding he’s consulting seriously with General Mattis and General McMaster and I believe they will provide him with excellent recommendation,” McCain said. “I do not know what that recommendation will be.”

McCain said he and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, have “strongly recommended” that the U.S. ground the Syrian Air Force.

“Don’t let those planes fly that are committing war crimes by dropping nerve gas against innocent men and women and children,” he said. “And the great failure of the Obama administration was saying they were going to do something about it and didn’t.”

Yes, let’s ‘ground’ the Syrian Air Force, by bombing Russian anti aircraft batteries. But don’t worry, we’ll get a coalition of nations to join in this fight. Early rumors suggest the President is strongly considering cruise missile strikes from nearby Naval warships.

Via Sec. Rex Shillerson

*TILLERSON: STEPS UNDERWAY FOR COALITION TO REMOVE ASSAD
*TILLERSON: ASSAD’S ROLE IN FUTURE UNCERTAIN
*TILLERSON: NO DOUBT ASSAD’S REGIME RESPONSIBLE FOR SYRIA ATTACK

“I think further it’s very important that the Russian government consider carefully their continued support of the Assad regime.”

Tillerson warns Russia.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Russia's ties to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad https://t.co/AJkC99GZDj pic.twitter.com/EkKKdrVzkm

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 6, 2017

Watch his base disappear as fast as it formed.

Aside from hating everything the degenerate left represents, my prime motive for hating Hillary was a belief that she represented neocon policies to wage war with Syria and Russia.

Well, CNN’s Dana Bash is reporting that our 10D water polo player, President Trump, is now considering military action against Assad.

Scoop: President Trump has told some members of Congress that he's considering military action in Syria.

— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) April 6, 2017

Pray tell me, how does he expect to do that without starting World War 3 with Russia.

The silver lining in all this is the likelihood that Russia could capture Alaska and work military columns down to California, where they could reestablish their ancient colony and send everyone there back to Siberia for proper reeducation.

Either way, this is dreadful news for Trumpsters. Brace yourselves for neocon hell.

We should stay the hell out of Syria, the "rebels" are just as bad as the current regime. WHAT WILL WE GET FOR OUR LIVES AND $ BILLIONS?ZERO

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 16, 2013

Hey, at least Bill Kristol is happy.

I am writing to you from the discomfort of my small iPhone. It’s not one of the new ones, because I haven’t needed or wanted to upgrade.

I find myself in Philadelphia — a bad city filled with barbarous people. There isn’t anything remotely good about my day, as I’ve been dealing with tech issues, relating to my iPad. When on the road, I blog from my trusty iPad. It isn’t a very good device by any definition. At the present, I’m factory resetting it from a Starbucks — which has me angered to a large degree, mostly because of the data lost and the time it’s taking to restore my settings.

I attempted to eat lunch at a corporate cafeteria, but quickly found myself disgusted by the surroundings.

Upon entering, my shoes slipped from the layers of grease that had never been washed off by a competent janitor. The chef’s station was a bedraggled one, befit with a middle aged black man who hated his job. His work area was one of abject filth and he didn’t want to acknowledge my presence, so I walked away to get a cup of coffee.

I filled a cup and topped it off with half and half. At the cash register, I spilled some on the counter, but no one cared. The place was so depressing, I didn’t want to clean it up, so I just left it there to serve as a reminder to those who followed me that this was a horrible place to eat.

The decor was absurd — an all red room, with a giant boom box radio playing the latest hits, arrogantly loud. Just underneath the radio was a tray, filled with little trickets. There was a wrapped present on it, obviously left over from Christmas. I wondered what year it had been placed there — because it was really dusty. Towards the back of the room was a gigantic Asian inspired beach umbrella — just sitting there for no good reason. I was reminded that the decor was Asian inspired. Then I asked, ‘then why don’t they serve Asian food here?’

My question was left unanswered.

The employees milled about, ignorant to their wretched surroundings. I never did take a sip of the coffee. I tossed it away in the garbage, hoping that it leaked out of the bag, causing grief for the lazy janitor.

Shortly thereafter, I drove to Starbucks, first getting lost for 15 mins. I read a tweet from a CNN reporter that Trump told members of Congress that he wanted to wage war with Syria. I hate Trump now.

I bought a spinach, feta, wrap and it smells disgusting. I’m sipping on a venti flat white, sitting with the black dog, listening to bad music, wondering where it all went wrong.

Reports are now coming out, saying Nunes will step aside from the ‘Russian probe’ so that partisan hack, Rep. Schiff, can conduct a proper witch hunt without having pesky republicans in the way during Trump’s burning at the stake.

One has to wonder what’s the point of the GOP having power, if they’re just gonna let the Dems steamroll them and do anything they want?

Then again, the GOP hates Trump more than the DNC.

How dare Nunes disclose to the President and the people that Trump was being spied on, which was confirmed by idiot Rice in her Andrea Mitchell interview.

Congratulations on winning the elections conservatards.

Today, President Trump ‘changed his mind’ about Syria and Assad, due to the horrific pictures showing victims of a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens in the ISIS controlled city of Idlib. The media has been plastering one dead child after the next — evoking emotional responses from people looking for a villain to bomb. On a much smaller scale, these are the same tactics that were used to draw us into the 9/11 wars, which still persist in all of their horrible, indecorous, calamity, 16 years hence.

Trump has changed his mind.

Before we start send sorties into Syria, trying to take out both Russian and Syrian forces, how about we first see evidence proving this was a government sponsored attack?

Thus far, according to the NY Times, this is all we have — this one flimsy attestation by ‘witnesses.’

Witnesses said the gas was delivered by a government airstrike. The attacks raised the possibility that the Syrian government used a banned nerve agent, like sarin, after it agreed in 2013 to eliminate its chemical weapons program.

Fox’s Geraldo ‘Al Capone Punk’d Me from the Grave’ Rivera offered his take, stating the obvious. It made no sense for Assad to use chemical weapons, especially after the US made overtures accepting his rule in the country.

Syria: Are people reacting to the pictures of children or from EVIDENCE?
The more potent the pictures, the less you question the evidence.

— NassimNicholasTaleb (@nntaleb) April 5, 2017

The US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, gave an overly dramatic speech regarding the attacks — standing up and showing pictures of dead children, asking Russia ‘how many children have to die before Russia cares?’

Russian officials have a different account of the events in Idlib. They said Assad attacked an ISIS weapons depot, which had chemical weapons in it.

Can we be sure who is telling the truth? No.

But, thanks to social media, some serious facts have been presented, such as people receiving gas masks two days prior to the attacks and an anti-Assad reporter, writing about a chemical gas attack 24 hours in advance. How can we explain this? Personally, I think we’d be fools to believe anything ISIS or the ‘moderate rebels’ have to say on the matter.

Wow. This anti-Assad “reporter” tweeted about the sarin attack in #Syria 24 hours before it happened. Still think nothing fishy is going on? pic.twitter.com/xrGWemylFW

— Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo) April 5, 2017

Something seems fishy?about Chemical attack in #Syria #WhiteHelmets No protective gear on rescue workers?@Manny6678 https://t.co/j115jlAHwU pic.twitter.com/KsLJCSfk4O

— Feisty??Floridian (@peddoc63) April 5, 2017

Disgraced Dr. @DrShajulIslam received gas masks two days before “chemical attack” in Al Qaeda held #Idlib
The propaganda continues. #Syria pic.twitter.com/jPncQgtuXo

— H e b a (@HKX07) April 5, 2017

Behind the scenes footage showing #Oscar winners #WhiteHelmets celebrating with Al Qaeda after capturing #Idlib from the #SAA #Syria pic.twitter.com/ezbHtqBBNo

— H e b a (@HKX07) February 27, 2017

Let’s examine the timeline and what has just transpired. The war that the neocons have wanted for the past half decade in Syria, displacing Assad for a ‘pro-western’ leader, was just greenlit by Trump. Bannon was booted from the NSC, amidst rumors that Trump’s son in law, Jared Kushner, was leaking info to the Morning Shill, Joe Scarborough. Nikkie Haley sabre rattled Russia, Syria and Iran at the UN. Trump ‘changed his mind.’ Rex Tillerson told Russia to ‘rethink Assad.’

And, lastly, Trump called Merkel to discuss the Ukraine.

This is either the best game of 10d waterpolo ever played or we’ve been had.

One last thing before I go. Motive.

Former Press Secretary for idiot Bush, Ari Fleischer, went on a meaningless tirade on Twitter yesterday — providing the world with his sagely take on the Susan Rice matter. I am now entering full gallows humor territory, as my initial optimism for substantive change in the inner workings of our government are fading fast — just like today’s retarded stock market rally that was turned into fucking dust.

Here it is, in all of its indecorous glory — from the chief liar at the Bush regime.

Is Ari correct? Maybe. Will any of this matter? No.

Parlour tricks, smoke and mirrors for the plebian class. I believe Susan Rice is being used as a sacrificial lamb — for someone more important. Or, maybe we are a nation of laws, wholly interested in protecting the rights of its people.

What do you think?

Fuck you Ari.

The Fed have reinserted themselves into the daily market narrative.

Here’s what happened today, for those of you who work for a living.

Do you faggots have any questions?

Good.

It looks like Obama’s dystopian nightmare, tailor made by establishment, deep state, shills, is back — this time with a Trumpian twist.

War gentleman, it shall be persued until the ends of time, thrusting forward with all of America’s might towards the goal of global hegemony, to be controlled by our benevolent corporate overlords — just how Trotsky intended.

The theme of the Fed minutes was very explicit: the complete and total destruction of the US stock market.

Let me explain.

They jawboned about hiking rates, wantonly, without regard for inflation targets or growth. They simply want to raise them, just because.

Also, they discussed reducing their $4.5t balance sheet of pure air. It is, by definition, a balance sheet strewn with inflated assets, created wits buying power produced by their own printing presses. Now they want to put the genie back in the bottle. Good luck.

Lastly, they viewed stocks as ‘quite high.’

MOST FED OFFICIALS SAW REINVESTMENT SHIFT WARRANTED LATER IN YR
FED: BOTH TREASURIES, MBS SHOULD BE PART OF REINVESTMENT CHANGE
FED OFFICIALS READY TO CHANGE RATE-PATH ASSESSMENT IF WARRANTED
FOMC TO CONTINUE DISCUSSING REINVESTMENT SHIFT AT UPCOMING MTGS
FOMC OFFICIALS DIVIDED OVER LEVEL OF SLACK IN LABOR MARKET

Key excerpts:

“Provided that the economy continued to perform about as expected, most participants anticipated that gradual increases in the federal funds rate would continue and judged that a change to the Committee’s reinvestment policy would likely be appropriate later this year.”

“Many participants emphasized that reducing the size of the balance sheet should be conducted in a passive and predictable manner. Some participants expressed the view that it might be appropriate for the Committee to restart reinvestments if the economy encountered significant adverse shocks that required a reduction in the target range for the federal funds rate.”

“An approach that ended reinvestments all at once, however, was generally viewed as easier to communicate while allowing for somewhat swifter normalization of the size of the balance sheet. To promote rapid normalization of the size and composition of the balance sheet, one participant preferred to set a minimum pace for reductions in MBS holdings and, if and when necessary, to sell MBS to maintain such a pace.”

And here’s the money shot.

In their discussion of recent developments in financial markets, participants noted that financial conditions remained accommodative despite the rise in longer-term interest rates in recent months and continued to support the expansion of economic activity. Many participants discussed the implications of the rise in equity prices over the past few months, with several of them citing it as contributing to an easing of financial conditions. A few participants attributed the recent equity price appreciation to expectations for corporate tax cuts or to increased risk tolerance among investors rather than to expectations of stronger economic growth. Some participants viewed equity prices as quite high relative to standard valuation measures.

These statements are all incredibly deflationary.

Naturally, they hedged such statements with their usual boiler plate jargon that promised to rescue the world should things become grave and sinister again. The irony is, it’s their moronic policies that keep causing the boom and bust cycles.

They’re like police officers who go out and burglarize homes at night to justify their existence.

This isn’t what I signed up for. If it’s Trump’s intention to continue the neocon policies that have left this country indebted to its eyeballs fighting meaningless wars, costing the lives of America’s bravest, count me out.

Bannon’s removal at the NSC on the same day that Trump upped his rhetoric for war with Assad isn’t a coincidence. Bannon has been an anti war advocate and wanted America out of the Middle East. Now here we are, being led down a ruinous road by 35 year old Jared Kushner and Trump’s generals, positioning for conflict in Syria over a chemical weapons attack.

In regard to the chemical attack that has left dozens dead, many of whom were children, no one knows with certainty who was responsible. There is so much fuckery going on there, you’ll drive yourself mad trying to figure it out.

Then there’s this.

Disgraced Dr. @DrShajulIslam received gas masks two days before "chemical attack" in Al Qaeda held #Idlib
The propaganda continues. #Syria pic.twitter.com/jPncQgtuXo

— H e b a (@HKX07) April 5, 2017

Wow. This anti-Assad "reporter" tweeted about the sarin attack in #Syria 24 hours before it happened. Still think nothing fishy is going on? pic.twitter.com/xrGWemylFW

— Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo) April 5, 2017

Here is President Trump’s response.

President Trump calls the Syria chemical attack "so horrific" https://t.co/01vVkC2lHN pic.twitter.com/QGrG5utki1

— Bloomberg (@business) April 5, 2017

Trump: #Syria chemical attack "crossed many, many lines, beyond a red line." pic.twitter.com/sJa14Hfhaw

— Omar Ghabra (@omarghabra) April 5, 2017

Asked his message to Iranian militias in Syria, Trump says "You'll see. They will have a message, you will see what the message will be." pic.twitter.com/zrDqwllTtK

— Tommy Christopher (@tommyxtopher) April 5, 2017

Trump told @GlennThrush and me that Syria was an "affront to humanity," as he just did at presser. Also of Russia's role: "disappointing"

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 5, 2017

Thus far, we have a President pursuing conflict escalations in both N. Korea and Syria. Everyone wants to be Churchill. We get to feel the brunt, however.

Well, it looks like the leaks out of Roger Stone yesterday were made with precision, as news breaks today that Trump’s main advisor, Steve Bannon, has been removed from the national security council.

According to main stream reports, Bannon’s removal came at the behest of the national security advisor H.R. McMaster — who didn’t want politics intermingled with national security (cue Susan Rice).

Moreover, they’re trying to spin Bannon’s appointment to the council, as originally being purposed for baby sitting General Flynn.

Clearly, this is bullshit.

Responding to the news, Bannon said: “Susan Rice operationalized the NSC during the last administration. I was put on to ensure that it was de-operationalized. General McMaster has returned the NSC to its proper function.”

“Steve was put there as a check on [Mike] Flynn,” a second official told the WSJ, referring to the former national security adviser who was forced to resign in February over undisclosed contacts with Russia. With Gen. McMaster now in charge, “there was no longer a need [for Bannon] because they share the same views,” the official said. “The idea initially was to make sure Flynn implemented the vision they had talked about,” the official said.

The Trump team is being dismantled, one brick at a time.