US Strikes Syria

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🗓️ 7 April 2017

⏱️ 22 minutes

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The question now is what comes next. This episode: host/congressional reporter Scott Detrow, congressional reporter Geoff Bennett, and political editor Domenico Montanaro. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast here to talk about the missile strikes President
0:07.8	Trump ordered Thursday night against a Syrian air base.
0:11.2	We're taping this at 2-12 on Friday and we realize that things may change by the time
0:15.3	you listen.
0:16.3	Rest assured, we will be back in your feed next week to catch you up on the weekend's
0:20.4	developments.
0:21.4	So here's what President Trump said last night.
0:23.8	A shot choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children.
0:31.1	It was a slow and brutal death for so many.
0:37.1	Even beautiful babies were cruel and murdered in this very barbaric attack.
0:47.9	No child of God should ever suffer such horror.
0:53.1	Tonight I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the
1:01.5	chemical attack was launched.
1:05.3	And the big question of course is what happens next.
1:08.3	I'm Scott Detro, I cover Congress for NPR.
1:10.4	I'm Jeff Bennett, I also cover Congress.
1:12.5	And I'm Dominican Montenarro political editor.
1:14.7	A lot to talk about and let's just start with the basic facts.
1:17.6	This was a strike on an air base that US officials say is where the recent apparent chemical
1:22.2	attacks against Syrian civilians originated from.
1:25.8	59 Tomahawk missiles hit between three and four AM local time Friday morning.
1:30.3	Dominica, what else do we know at this point?
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