“I have personally reviewed the intelligence and there is no doubt the Syrian regime is responsible for the decision to attack and for the attack itself,” Mattis said during an afternoon briefing at the Pentagon. Mattis maintains the Syrian regime repeatedly and deliberately violated the international law. The Pentagon says the response was a retaliatory strike for Assad’s chemical attack on innocent civilians including children. Mattis also warned if Assad continues to use chemical weapons, the United States would continue to respond -- though he did not say how. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley have made clear in recent days that they want the Assad regime gone in the end.

Source: Fox News April 11, 2017 20:48 UTC