Advertisement Continue reading the main story“We do have to act,” Mr. Blinken said just hours before Mr. Trump launched the attack. VideoDuring last year’s campaign, Mr. Trump argued strenuously that Mr. Obama’s decision at the time was a symbol of American weakness that should never be repeated. The Russian leader may have strongly preferred Mr. Trump to his rival, Hillary Clinton, in the election. A second risk is that Mr. Trump, in taking a shot at Mr. Assad, undercuts his own main goal in the region: defeating the Islamic State. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe third risk is that Mr. Trump has no real plan to bring peace to Syria.

Source: New York Times April 07, 2017 04:08 UTC