As Trump said recently, he is not president of the world. Yes, the use of chemical weapons is certainly a war crime but it is not the US responsibility to punish war criminals. Although I'm personally glad see retaliation for this horrible attack, I firmly believe that it is a huge diplomatic blunder. It has expanded a crack in US Russian relations into chasm that will not be easily bridged.
We have seen how well that leading from behind policy has worked. You saw who filled the vacuum left when petulant former President Barack Hussein Obama pulled all our troops out of Iraq against the advice of our military who forecast exactly what happened.
So far, it certainly has not been a blunder. The Free World has given him a standing ovation.
As for our relations with Russia. Don't put any credence into what was said, but rather what they DO. Same with China. Saving face is everything with these leaders.
Rex Tillerson's scheduled trip to Russia was not canceled. While a meeting with President Putin was NOT on the agenda, the two, who know each other well, met for TWO HOURS. While the Russian leader was verbose and speaking to the Russians at the joint press conference. Sec. of State Tillerson was concise, direct, to the point and stone-faced. An 180-degree shift from John Kerry who brought James Taylor with him when Kerry was groveling to the French.
As a result of President Trumps meeting with President Xi also has reaped political wins. China abstained rather than voting against the U.S. demand for sanctions against Syria. China has also turned back twelve shiploads of coal being sent to them from North Korea.
These are example of more progress toward tamping down terrorism, removing al-Assad from power in Syria and the little fat guy in North Korea than we've seen in EIGHT YEARS.