What Intel could he possibly have that would make this any of our business?
Who knows? That’s why classified stuff is classified. If I knew, it wouldn’t be a secret.
Destroying equipment and issuing a stern warning isn’t WWIII.
“What Intel could he possibly have that would make this any of our business?”
That’s easy, Assad and his allies were getting the upper hand in defeating the Saudi, MI6, Mossad, CIA, Turkish creation known as ISIS. Can’t allow that uppity behaviour.