Full transcript of Trump's speech on US Syria strike

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/ ... al-attack.html?_r=0
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! i# ?9 C, U$ ^  e6 Z4 gMy fellow Americans,
On Tuesday, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent.
. G+ t6 `2 A+ M0 }( @Assad choked out the lives of innocent men, women and children. It was a slow and brutal death for so many. Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack.
, L6 L* H6 z: p  q8 @* {7 aNo child of god should ever suffer such horror.
Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched.
& R  r& _7 A& P& v0 wIt is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons.
! d2 C$ e, Z7 p, _% h3 J) Q1 ZThere can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations under the chemical weapons convention, and ignored the urging of the UN security council.
$ F9 z7 _* c' B0 m; v. [) r0 ZYears of previous attempts at changing Assad’s behaviour have all failed and failed very dramatically.
5 A7 f. t4 o7 XAs a result the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilise, threatening the United States and its allies.
3 \. j; c4 b( q; l9 ^Tonight I call on all civilised nations to join us in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria, and also to end terrorism of all kinds and all types.
$ I( h1 F* }. @% nWe ask for god’s wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world.
0 a4 k& y- C/ q& o: EWe pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed.
; X1 L9 h  c4 iAnd we hope that as long as America stands for justice that peace and harmony will in the end prevail.
9 x/ j6 D' [8 }, ?. @& TGoodnight and god bless America and the entire world. Thank you.
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