{"id":25241,"date":"2018-04-12T15:25:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-12T19:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=25241"},"modified":"2018-04-12T16:12:25","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T20:12:25","slug":"whats-really-driving-trump-to-escalate-the-war-in-syria-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/?p=25241","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s really driving Trump to escalate the war in Syria&#8212;NOW?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-12-at-3.26.51-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-12-at-3.26.51-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"323\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-12-at-3.26.51-PM.png 570w, https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-12-at-3.26.51-PM-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"entry-featured-media entry-featured-media-main\">\n<div class=\"g1-img-wrap mashsb-micro-wrapper\">\n<h1><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"g1-content-narrow g1-typography-xl entry-content\">\n<div class=\"adace-slot-wrapper adace-before-content adace-align-center\">\n<div class=\"adace-slot\">\n<h1>6 simple reasons why Trump is going to war in Syria<\/h1>\n<h3>Attacking Syria has nothing to do with values and democracy.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>by Alex Christoforou<br \/>\nTHE DURAN<\/p>\n<p>The mainstream media knows that the\u00a0chemical attack in Syria is a hoax and false flag.<\/p>\n<p>All of Congress knows that the chemical attack in Syria is a hoax and false flag.<\/p>\n<div class=\"adace-slot-wrapper adace-after-paragraph \">\n<div class=\"adace-slot\">\n<div class=\"adace_ad_5acfaf4e27fbd\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The entire world knows that Assad is not that stupid (he is a doctor and\u00a0ophthalmologist) so as to gas women and children at the very moment he is winning the war in Syria\u2026launching a chemical weapons strike for shits and giggle, moments after Trump announced a US pullout from Syria.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29169 lazyloaded\" src=\"http:\/\/45eq7vmb9bj1ratu11zv1p19.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?w=640 640w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=192%2C192 192w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=384%2C384 384w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=110%2C110 110w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=220%2C220 220w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=364%2C364 364w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=608%2C608 608w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=311%2C311 311w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=313%2C313 313w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=600%2C600 600w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=100%2C100 100w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=48%2C48 48w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=96%2C96 96w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-expand=\"600\" data-src=\"http:\/\/45eq7vmb9bj1ratu11zv1p19.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?w=640 640w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=192%2C192 192w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=384%2C384 384w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=110%2C110 110w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=220%2C220 220w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=364%2C364 364w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=608%2C608 608w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=311%2C311 311w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=313%2C313 313w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=600%2C600 600w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=100%2C100 100w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=48%2C48 48w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/assad-meme.jpg?resize=96%2C96 96w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are six very simple reasons why Trump will go to war in Syria,\u00a0<\/strong>all of which have nothing to do with a trumped up \u201cheinous\u201d chemical attack from an \u201canimal\u201d dictator, or spreading democracy to the Middle East\u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>1. The Petrodollar\u00a0<\/strong>(via comment on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2018\/04\/fox-news-announcement-on-u-s-action-in-syria-is-imminent\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>)<strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe Chinese have recently issued the gold backed Yuan, which they, and others, have vowed to use to sell\/purchase oil (amongst other things).<\/p>\n<p>The last two nations that tried to introduce a currency to compete against the petrodollar were Libya and Iraq. The US needs that pipeline through Syria even more than ever now, especially if they are to compete for European gas\/oil markets (presently controlled by Russia and their pipeline) and the Chinese Yuan.<\/p>\n<p>But i\u2019m sure none of that has anything to do with it\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>2. John McCain and the MIC:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>McCain is the Deep State president, and the number one war salesman for the military industrial complex.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theduran.com\/every-time-john-mccain-makes-secret-trips-to-syria-chemical-weapon-attacks-follow\/\">Where ever John McCain goes, war follows.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Libya, Ukraine, Syria\u2026McCain is the angel of death, and the MIC sends him around the world to arm neo-nazis in Ukraine, Al Qaeda terrorists, ISIS head choppers, and any other group that is willing to start fake \u201ccivil wars\u201d or illegal \u201ccoups\u201d, all for the profit of the military industrial complex.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29164 lazyloaded\" src=\"http:\/\/45eq7vmb9bj1ratu11zv1p19.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?w=397 397w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?resize=186%2C300 186w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?resize=364%2C587 364w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?resize=313%2C505 313w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?resize=30%2C48 30w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?resize=60%2C96 60w\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"640\" data-expand=\"600\" data-src=\"http:\/\/45eq7vmb9bj1ratu11zv1p19.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?w=397 397w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?resize=186%2C300 186w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?resize=364%2C587 364w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?resize=313%2C505 313w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?resize=30%2C48 30w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/McCain-terror.jpg?resize=60%2C96 60w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Ian56789\/status\/812336555763367936\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours12}:%{minutes} %{amPm} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-dt-explicit-timestamp=\"12:38 PM - Dec 23, 2016\" data-dt-months=\"Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec\" data-dt-am=\"AM\" data-dt-pm=\"PM\" data-dt-now=\"now\" data-dt-s=\"s\" data-dt-m=\"m\" data-dt-h=\"h\" data-dt-second=\"second\" data-dt-seconds=\"seconds\" data-dt-minute=\"minute\" data-dt-minutes=\"minutes\" data-dt-hour=\"hour\" data-dt-hours=\"hours\" data-dt-abbr=\"%{number}%{symbol}\" data-dt-short=\"%{day} %{month}\" data-dt-long=\"%{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"812336555763367936\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard MediaCard--mediaForward customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\" data-scribe=\"component:card\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\" data-style=\"padding-bottom: 50%\">\n<h6 class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset ImageGrid ImageGrid--2 ImageGrid--roundedTop\"><a class=\"ImageGrid-image ImageGrid-image-0 CroppedImage CroppedImage--fillWidth\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Ian56789\/status\/812336555763367936\/photo\/1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CroppedImage-image js-cspForcedStyle\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" src=\"http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/C0X_UkhXcAAJRBB?format=jpg&amp;name=360x360\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" width=\"397\" height=\"640\" data-image=\"http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/C0X_UkhXcAAJRBB\" data-style=\" top:-61%;\" \/><\/a><a class=\"ImageGrid-image ImageGrid-image-1 CroppedImage CroppedImage--fillWidth\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Ian56789\/status\/812336555763367936\/photo\/1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CroppedImage-image js-cspForcedStyle\" title=\"View image on Twitter\" src=\"http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/C0X_owOWIAEq3WX?format=jpg&amp;name=360x360\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" width=\"599\" height=\"776\" data-image=\"http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/C0X_owOWIAEq3WX\" data-style=\" top:-29%;\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>&#8220;John McCain &#8211; spreading misery, poverty, violence and death wherever he goes&#8221; &#8212;\u00a0 Ian56<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><strong>3. Saudi Arabia and MbS:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saudis crown prince just wrapped up a US PR tour and is now in France.<\/p>\n<p>Western leaders and mainstream media \u201cliberals\u201d are creaming in their pants over the Saudi leader, hailing him as a visionary, renaissance man.<\/p>\n<p>They fail to report on how MbS is slaughtering Yemeni citizens by the thousands, or how his Saudi dictatorship is one of the most repressive regimes in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Also forgotten is that Saudi Arabia supported Al Qaeda during the 9\/11 terrorist attack, and are admittedly funding and training Al Qaeda and ISIS terrorists in Syria\u2026terrorists that make their way to Europe, and eventually run over innocent people with cars and trucks.<\/p>\n<p>No matter\u2026<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-04-10\/alert-issued-syria-air-strike-within-hours-russia-relcates-military-helicopters\">MbS (and his billions in cash) has the ear of Trump and Macron<\/a>\u2026now both the US and France are giddy about attacking Syria.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29163 lazyloaded\" src=\"http:\/\/45eq7vmb9bj1ratu11zv1p19.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?w=500 500w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=300%2C226 300w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=192%2C144 192w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=384%2C288 384w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=364%2C274 364w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=313%2C235 313w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=64%2C48 64w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=128%2C96 128w\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" data-expand=\"600\" data-src=\"http:\/\/45eq7vmb9bj1ratu11zv1p19.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?w=500 500w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=300%2C226 300w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=192%2C144 192w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=384%2C288 384w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=364%2C274 364w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=313%2C235 313w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=64%2C48 64w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Macron-MbS.jpg?resize=128%2C96 128w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Israel:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israel has been itching to destroy Syria for decades.<\/p>\n<div class=\"adace-slot-wrapper adace-middle-content adace-align-center\">\n<div class=\"adace-slot\">\n<div class=\"adace_ad_5acfaf4e299ed\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theduran.com\/israels-shadow-interests-warned-us-about-strike-on-syria-did-not-warn-russia\/\">April 9th, 2018 two Israeli\u00a0F-15 fighters launched guided missiles from Lebanese airspace<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They struck Syria\u2019s T-4 airbase in Homs province, without warning or just cause. Five out of eight missiles found themselves neutralized.<\/p>\n<p>Three, however, found their mark \u2013 the western part of the airbase, as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/theduran.com\/breaking-israeli-f-15-fighters-behind-attack-on-syrias-t-4-airbase-in-homs-province\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Duran reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/israel-blamed-airstrike-syria-after-suspected-ghouta-chemical-weapon-attack-n863821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to NBC<\/a>\u00a0news, Israel informed the United\u00a0States prior to their strike on the Syrian base, but did not warn Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Russian military could have been present at the Syrian base during the attack, yet Israel did not warn Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>In its actions, Israel is trying to create the trip wire necessary to propel the world towards a hot war between the United States and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s goal\u2026take over Syria, or at the very least install a government in Damascus that will report directly to Israel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Cover up past and present American, Deep State false flags in Syria:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s control of\u00a0Douma, and its ability to now conduct a full investigation is a big reason why the <em>Deep State<\/em> is so eager to bomb Syria as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theduran.com\/russia-controls-douma-guarantees-impartial-investigation-us-attack-more-likely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Duran reports<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As a result of the total surrender of the Jihadis previously in control of Douma on Sunday, it is the Russian military who this time are in control of the alleged crime scene.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This has put the Russians in a position where for the first time they are able both to invite the OPCW inspectors to attend the crime scene and to provide them with protection if they are there, whilst at the same time monitoring and supervising their work.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the chemical attack on Douma really is fictitious \u2013 as the Russians insist it is \u2013 then for the first time their control of the crime scene puts the Russians in a strong position to prove it.<\/p>\n<p>The point was made forcefully by Russia\u2019s UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia at the UN Security Council session today, and it also received indirect backing from the UN Secretariat, who admitted that they could not confirm that a chemical weapons attack had happened, and who called upon all sides to show restraint until a proper investigation of the incident had taken place.<\/p>\n<p>Nebenzia followed this up by inviting OPCW inspectors to the scene as early as tomorrow Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By now it should surprise no-one that the fact that the Russians are in control of the crime scene and may on this occasion be able to prove conclusively that no chemical weapons attack happened in Douma, instead of deterring a US attack, is actually making it more likely.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is because the credibility of the various \u2018witnesses\u2019 to the Douma attack \u2013 who are of course the same witnesses who were previously \u2018witnesses\u2019 to the 2013 East Ghouta and the 2017 Khan Sheikhoun attacks \u2013 is now on the line, as is the credibility of those Western governments \u2013 first and foremost the US government \u2013 who believed or who pretended to believe them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I would add that not only is the credibility of the US government and of other Western governments on the line. So is the credibility of Western journalists who also believed or pretended to believe the \u2018witnesses\u2019.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>6. Distract from\u00a0Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bill Clinton did it when he attacked Serbia, so as to distract from Monica\u2019s BJ in the oval office, and now Trump has the opportunity to bomb Syria so as to distract from Cohen, Mueller and porn star Stormy Daniels.<\/p>\n<p>What better distraction from sexual scandal then to start a hot war.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29166 lazyloaded\" src=\"http:\/\/45eq7vmb9bj1ratu11zv1p19.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?w=640 640w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?resize=192%2C144 192w, 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data-srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?w=640 640w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?resize=192%2C144 192w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?resize=384%2C288 384w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?resize=364%2C273 364w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?resize=608%2C456 608w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?resize=313%2C235 313w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?resize=600%2C450 600w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?resize=64%2C48 64w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Bill-Monica.jpg?resize=128%2C96 128w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29167 lazyloaded\" src=\"http:\/\/45eq7vmb9bj1ratu11zv1p19.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?w=634 634w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=215%2C300 215w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=364%2C507 364w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=608%2C847 608w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=313%2C436 313w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=600%2C836 600w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=34%2C48 34w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=69%2C96 69w\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"883\" data-expand=\"600\" data-src=\"http:\/\/45eq7vmb9bj1ratu11zv1p19.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?w=634 634w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=215%2C300 215w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=364%2C507 364w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=608%2C847 608w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=313%2C436 313w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=600%2C836 600w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=34%2C48 34w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/theduran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Trump-Stormy.jpg?resize=69%2C96 69w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/theduran.com\/6-simple-reasons-why-trump-is-going-to-war-in-syria\/\">http:\/\/theduran.com\/6-simple-reasons-why-trump-is-going-to-war-in-syria\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25241\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicconvergence.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}