It is in the "vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. At the time Obama was deciding whether to attack in Syria, Trump repeatedly tweeted that the US shouldn’t get bogged down there and that Obama shouldn’t act without approval from Congress. He said other governments in the region were supportive of the US action, which he called a "proportional" response directed at facilities used in the chemical attack. When the Obama administration contemplated strikes against Syria in 2013, it also built a picture of Syria’s most vulnerable targets. Syria’s government said pilots bombed what turned out to be a rebel-controlled chemical weapons stockpile, while Russian officials on Wednesday said it’s too soon to assign blame for the attack.

Source: Bangkok Post April 07, 2017 03:41 UTC