Trump Orders Strikes
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April 13, 2018
Strikes Begin Over Damascus – And Theresa May Weighs In
April 13, 2018Holy crap.
BREAKING: “A short time ago, I ordered the U.S. Armed Forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad,” Pres. Trump says https://t.co/sekJohjdYE pic.twitter.com/9srAypCtzn
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 14, 2018
President Trump said on Friday he had ordered strikes on Syrian targets, seeking to punish President Bashar al-Assad for a suspected chemical attack near Damascus that killed more than 40 people.
Mr. Trump said Britain and France had joined the United States in the strikes.
The strikes risked pulling the United States deeper into the complex, multi-sided war in Syria from which Mr. Trump only last week said he wanted to withdraw. They also raised the possibility of confrontation with Russia and Iran, both of which have military forces in Syria to support Mr. Assad.
In choosing to strike, it appeared that Mr. Trump’s desire to punish Mr. Assad for what he called a “barbaric act” — and make good on his tweets promising action this week — outweighed his desire to limit the United States’ military involvement in the conflict, at least in the short term.
I’m honestly so exhausted by the world right now.
I have very little to say.
I expected this. But it still feels very, very heavy.
