Strikes on Syria Are a Good Start, but No Substitute for a Coherent Strategy
Abdication of U.S. leadership rarely works out well.
April 18, 2018
Strikes on Syria Are a Good Start, but No Substitute for a Coherent Strategy
Abdication of U.S. leadership rarely works out well.
On Friday night, Britain, France, and the U.S. launched an attack on facilities connected to Syria’s chemical weapons program. While the move may have helped somewhat to restore America’s damaged credibility, argues John Hannah, it is a far cry from a prudent and coherent approach to Syria—or a deterrent to Bashar al-Assad:
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