Assad-ordered gas attack nonsensical

If Syria's leader really did order the chemical attack on his own people, he must be truly mad.
U.S. President Donald Trump bombed a Syrian military air base last week he blamed for launching a gas attack on civilians days before.
OTTAWA—Last Friday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump authorized a cruise missile strike against a Syrian air force base. This marked the first time that the U.S. has used direct military force against Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Trump’s rationale for the missile attack w...

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