Chemical Weapons Used On Civilians In Syria. The Russian Reaction. Trump's' Reaction...

      Obama drew a red line regarding Syria and chemical weapons, and then backed down from doing anything. Obama pulled American troops out of Iraq in an untimely manner, and then did nothing while Islamists committed genocide against Christians and Yazidis.

       The Assad regime just used chemical weapons, probably the nerve gas sarin. This is a violation of the Geneva convention. Russia, true to form, backed by its Russian television propaganda arm (RT), denies any responsibility and blames the rebels. Russia will keep the United Nations from conducting an investigation. 

         The civilians in Syria are caught between Islamists, either the Iran/Hezbollah Islamists on the Shia side, or Sunni Islamist fanatics like ISIS. Russia has chosen to back the Shia Islamists and the brutal Assad regime. And so the killing continues.

          Trump went on record stating this is a terrible crime. He is president now and cannot lead by deflection. It does not matter anymore what Obama failed to do, or what Clinton might have done. It does matter what Trump will do. Years of Assad regime barrel bombs, torture, mass killings, and brutal ISIS rule in ISIS controlled areas, and now this. This cannot be ignored, just as the use of chemical weapons during Obama's presidency should not have been ignored. What will Trump do? He must do something, and it must be more than twitter tweets.