Trump said the base was used as the staging point for Tuesday's chemical weapons attack on rebel-held territory, which killed as many as 72 civilians, including women and children. But the president earlier in the week appeared moved by the photos of children killed in the chemical attack. Trump's decision to attack Syria came three-and-a-half years after President Barack Obama threatened Assad with military action after an earlier chemical weapons attack killed hundreds outside of Damascus. He opted instead for the Russian-backed plan that was supposed to remove and eliminate Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles. But the chemical weapons attack seemed to spur a rethink.

Source: Fox News April 07, 2017 01:26 UTC