“President Obama, do not attack Syria,” Mr. Trump said on Twitter in September 2013. “One day, we’re bombing Libya and getting rid of a dictator to foster democracy for civilians,” Mr. Trump said during a major foreign policy speech in April 2016. We’ve made the Middle East more unstable and chaotic than ever before.”The contrast between Mr. Trump and his predecessor could not be starker. Mr. Trump’s action, only 77 days into his term, hardly settles the question of when he might intervene in future crises. They were clearly uncomfortable with the suggestion that Mr. Trump was acting impulsively.

Source: New York Times April 07, 2017 12:44 UTC