Last week, the Trump administration made a very public reversal in US policy announcing that US was open to Assad remaining in power pending negotiations.
This week, Russia and Assad responded with another gas attack, which can only be seen as a slap in the face.
The missile attack is our response, as well as putting together a coalition to work for Assad's removal.
Prior to this I would have supported holding our nose and working with the Russians and Assad as long as the Iranians and Hezbollah are shut out of Syria. I would still support such a deal now on condition that Russia remove Assad.
But right now Russia and Assad have acted as though Obama were still in office and the US can be treated with contempt. Trump has just reminded them that that is no longer the case.
OH MAN. Now you done it! You injected common sense into the discussion.
Russia can NOT afford a conflict. Hell they can not even gain control over the situation in Syria-how long have they been there now?
Russia has been had, and now they are looking to deflect the blame onto someone else. They just found out that this POTUS is NOT like the last, and they do NOT like it.
Trump had no choice. Either he acted, or he would have been seen as an extension of the last administration.
And we actually have people on here that seem to be saying it is OK for anyone use chemical weapons? WTH?!
This conflict has to be contained or it will spill over into Jordan and Israel. Then what? Sad fact..it was contained and the last POTUS allowed it to get out when he withdrew us from IRAQ.
Should have kept that GD country and sucked the oil out of it till it was nothing but a GD hole in the ground.
The best analysis yet.