Smoky Mountain Journal -UN Ambassador Nikki Haley: US 'Locked And Loaded" If Syria Uses Chemical Gas Again In Country




The Great Smoky Mountain Journal Source: Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:47 PM

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley: US 'Locked And Loaded" If Syria Uses Chemical Gas Again In Country
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Saturday that the United States is “locked and loaded” if Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime uses chemical gas again in the country. Haley made the remarks at a fiery meeting of the U.N. Security Council, in which Russia and the U.S. traded barbs over the decision of the U.S., France and the United Kingdom to launch strikes in Syria on Friday in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons last week in Douma. A draft resolution fromRussia condemning the strike failed in a vote, with only Bolivia and China voting alongside Russia. While the Trump administration has said the strikes are now over, with Trump declaring: “Mission Accomplished!” on Saturday morning, Haley warned in her remarks that should the Assad regime use such weapons again, strikes could resume. Read More