“That will depend on Mr Assad, should he decide to use more chemical weapons in the future,” Mattis said. Syrian officials have continually denied their forces used chemical weapons. Still, following the strikes, Russia’s ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov warned the United States, Britain and France would face consequences. “There is no practicable alternative to the use of force to degrade and deter the use of chemical weapons,” May said in a statement. “This only works if they can keep up strong diplomatic pressure on Syria, Russia,” he said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 14, 2018 11:03 UTC