April 11, 2017
Democratic Syria hawks love Trump's airstrikes
Source: Politico
Journalist: Michael Crowley
The question tormented Obama administration officials for years: Should we strike at Syrian dictator Bashar Assad or not?
Under President Barack Obama, the answer was always no. It took President Donald Trump less than three months to say yes.
In the wake of this week’s attacks, Democratic Syria hawks couldn’t help but rue the fact that Trump had become their unlikely savior.
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Ilan Goldenberg
Former Senior Fellow and Director, Middle East Security Program
Ilan Goldenberg is the former Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. He is a foreign policy and defense expe...
