Senate Dem Claims Trump’s Airstrikes On Syria Were Secretly ‘Choreographed’ With Russia

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey slammed Donald Trump’s recent airstrikes in Syria, saying all the evidence points to the bombings being secretly “choreographed” with Russia.

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In an interview with Chris Hayes, the Democrat said, “You wonder, wait a minute, was this a choreographed kabuki show?”

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The exchange between Sen. Menendez and Chris Hayes:

MENENDEZ: At the end of the day, I don’t know if this was carefully choreographed because you have a strike against three facilities. The Russians don’t activate their defense missiles against us. The Syrians shoot their missiles after our missiles land. You wonder, wait a minute, was this a choreographed kabuki show? What really is missing here is a strategy to end the disaster that is Syria.

HAYES: Let me make sure I understand that. Are you suggesting that the White House used some back channel to actually actively coordinate with either Russia or the Assad regime ahead of time before the strikes?

MENENDEZ: Well, I certainly have to wonder. The Russians have a very sophisticated defense system that they did not activate. The Syrians shot missiles after our missiles landed. And the Russians were not hit at all in any of those chemical weapons sites. It’s just too many questions that raise the concerns as did we act and show our indignation but was it choreographed or at least were the Russians told stay out of these sections and by the way, don’t challenge us. And if you don’t challenge us, everything will go as planned.

Trump’s ineffective strike in Syria was just for show

As Sen. Menendez said on Wednesday, the more we learn about the strikes in Syria, the more apparent it is that they were for show more than anything.

Trump continues to pat himself on the back for a flawless mission to strike Syria, but it’s pretty easy to hit your targets when you essentially coordinate with the people you’re planning to bomb.

Another puzzling aspect to the bombing, as I noted over the weekend, is that Trump sought the advice of his Russia lawyers when he was deciding whether to strike Syria.

No matter what he does – even when carrying out military missions in the Middle East – it seems that there is always a Russia connection.

Sean Colarossi

Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.