Israel Strikes!

After President Trump condemned Syria and promised consequences following Assad's chemical weapons attack, Israel has struck Syria. Reuters tells us that:

Syria accused Israel on Monday of carrying out overnight missile strikes on a major airfield, after earlier saying it suspected the United States of being behind the attack.

Iranian forces have been active at the T-4 airbase, which the Israelis have struck before.

Perhaps when Trump promised action against Assad he meant he was going to take the restraints off Israel. Who knows?

We admit to being puzzled, in a non-conspiratorial way, as to why Assad would use chemical weapons when he seems on the verge of victory. After our massive strike on his air force last year, Assad had to have known this would draw Trump's wrath. Maybe it's a test. Or perhaps Assad felt he needed a Hiroshima moment to wrap up the war.