Bombing Syria won’t stop Assad from using chemical weapons
President Donald Trump wants to punish Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad for using chemical weapons against his own people last week. The question is when, or if, Trump will actually give the order — and whether such a strike will be enough to prevent Damascus from using nerve agents in the future.
Trump is considering the strike because of an
April 7 chemical attack in Douma, a suburb of the capital, that killed more than 40 people. Syria has denied responsibility, but on Thursday,
NBC News reported that the US now has blood and urine samples that indicate exposure to a chemical weapon.
In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Trump said he would exact a
“big price” on Assad. But five days after the Douma attack, there’s more confusion than ever about what Trump wants to do.
Bombing Syria won’t stop Assad from using chemical weapons