“If your bombing a air base shouldn’t you bomb the runway?”
Not if we have plans to use it in the near future for our own jets....think.
“Not if we have plans to use it in the near future for our own jets....think.”
So now we are invading Syria??
We are not planning on using this field or invading Syria. We don't bomb a runway because its easy to patch and not a high value target. We took out the means to support aircraft operations at the field. The field is out of action and that was the goal. At the same time we destroyed a significant chunk of the Syrian air force. No more threat and message sent. We pissed of the Russians just enough for a verbal scolding.