Trump’s Visceral Response Prompts Syria Strikes

Donald Trump’s missile barrage on Syria — the first major military gambit of his presidency — revealed a leader fueled by instinct and emotion, and one willing to shake up strategy in an instant. Early Tuesday, horrifying details started trickling into the White House Situation Room — a secure suite in the bowels of the … Read more

Russia Tells U.S. To Think ‘carefully’ Before Hitting Syrian Army

Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday the United States should carefully consider the consequences of strikes on Syrian army positions because such strikes would obviously threaten Russian servicemen. Commenting on Russia’s S-300 air defense complexes recently deployed to Syria, the ministry said in a statement that their crews would hardly have time to detect the … Read more