Yet it was Trump who ordered the 59 Tomahawk cruise missile attacks on Syria on April 7 in clear violation of that country’s sovereignty. The arming of the Syrian rebels by former US president Barack Obama’s administration was another blatant violation of Syria’s sovereign rights. Trump, if indeed, is contemplating such a move, will dwarf Obama who had dramatically increased the number of US drone strikes during his eight years in office. Trump’s words would only trigger continued condemnation from the UN General Assembly for the 26th consecutive year. It’s another matter that the threat of using military power is not at all conducive to denuclearising the Korean Peninsula.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 23, 2017 18:00 UTC