phyllis bennis is a fellow at the institute for policy studies. your response to this news of this first u.s. attack on the syrian government, on the syrian military in response, president trump said last night, to the gas attack on tuesday? >> yes, that is what he said. but what is actual motivations were r remain to be seen. my reaction is that there are a few things that are clear. one, president trump is distinguishing himself from his predecessor and he is showing is a man of action. he has asserted or the is created thee appearance of asserting and independence from russia, which given the intrigue surrounding the russian involvement with his election, is something that would have a benefit to him. most importantly, what is missing, we don't really know what effect this will have on the extent to which assad will continue to act with impunity in syria. we know one of the airfield has been destroyed. we also know president assad can sort of twist just about anything to serve his own narrative. the reality is, in moments like these when the re

phyllis bennis is a fellow at the institute for policy studies. your response to this news of this first u.s. attack on the syrian government, on the syrian military in response, president trump said last night, to the gas attack on tuesday? >> yes, that is what he said. but what is actual motivations were remain to be seen. my reaction is that there are a few things that are clear. one, president trump is distinguishing himself from his predecessor and he is showing is a man of action. he has asserted or the is created thee appearance of asserting and independence from russia, which given the intrigue surrounding the russian involvement with his election, is something that would have a benefit to him. most importantly, what is missing, we don't really know what effect this will have on the extent to which assad will continue to act with impunity in syria. we know one of the airfield has been destroyed. we also know president assad can sort of twist just about anything to serve his own narrative. the reality is, in moments like these when the regi

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