Why Ask Why in U.S. Attack on Syria

Kurt Williamsen

U.S. President Donald Trump has taken what some are calling bold action in launching 59 cruise missiles at a Syrian air base in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack on Tuesday, April 4 in Syria. That chemical attack reportedly left 80 Syrians dead and hundreds more injured and has been blamed on the Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad.

The questions all Americans should be asking is, “Why did Trump call for the attack? What did he hope to achieve? And will such an attack likely have good ends?”

Trump claimed the attack was in the “vital national security interest” of the United States. But is it?

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