Reza AslanVerified account

I see this as a Russian chess move to give some headroom and mitigate the pressure on their asset in US. Look americans DJT is not a puppet

Some type action was probably justified against Syria, but with everything happening at the WH, who isnt thinking "was this a distraction"?

Reza, with all due respect: total bullshit. This is Nixonian Vietnam 101

We don't know whether this is policy change or not. Nothing wrong with demanding clarification from our elected leaders!

attacking a target that dispensed chemical weapons is so not unreasonable

yes...mostly, but a distraction perhaps?

It certainly changes things...

Now Russian getting ready to support their ally

Last week Isis announced Russia would be their #1 target. Did Trump want to "win"?

Lobbing bombs at people whose country the administration doesn't want fugitives from.

people are certainly distracted

we do love lobbing missiles...

Or all of the above.

How could you possibly know any of that?

When last week you say Syrians decide their leader and today you say America decides your leader.. that is indeed a change of policy.

I disagree. It is certainly a distraction. Putin, Assad and Trump are all working together. That's why Russia was warned, the base was empty