This is, to me, doing the right thing for all the wrong reasons. If President Obama or Clinton (either one) would have done the same thing, Republicans would have (and have) raised a myriad of complaints about "authorization" or "pinpricks", but if a Republican does it, it's "bold" or "decisive", not "reckless".

I think the evidence was pretty clear that this was a chemical attack by the Assad regime, and the attack, planned by the military, was appropriate, legal, and proportional. Unfortunately, Trump's "explanation" addressed none of these points - more evidence of the sheer incompetence of this amateur administration. Use of force, in any manner, requires deep and thoughtful consideration. No evidence of that is apparent.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich