WASHINGTON — The United States carried out a missile attack in Syria
on Thursday night in response to the Syrian government’s chemical
weapons attack this week that killed more than 80 civilians, American
officials said.
Dozens of Tomahawk missiles were fired at an air base in Syria, military officials said.
It
was the first time that the White House had ordered military action
against forces loyal to the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.
The
speed with which the Trump administration responded — and remarks
earlier in the day by American officials who said that options were
still being considered — appeared intended to maximize the element of
surprise and sharply contrasted with the methodical scrutiny of the use
of force by the Obama administration.
It
was President Trump’s first order to the military for the use of force —
other operations in Syria, Yemen and Iraq had been carried out under
authorization delegated to his commanders — and appeared intended to
send a message to North Korea, Iran and other potential adversaries that
the new commander in chief was prepared to act, and sometimes on short
notice.
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