What's more, it was a first response to a whole series of assumptions (was that base where the planes took off carrying chemicals?; was it Assad who authorized the use of chemicals?; was it even a chemical attack? ...?)

Then there is the lack of considered evaluation of the potential repercussions following a missile attack.

It all sounds like classic Trump behavior to me - a drunk guy in a bar getting all indignant over something he really doesn't understand and immediately starting to swing his fists.

You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller