How decisive was this attack? Well, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Assad’s jets were taking off from Shayrat airbase within 24 hours of the attack
Source/Credit: The News
By Dr. Talat Farooq | April 12, 2017
So what did Donald Trump aim to accomplish by launching 59 cruise missiles on a single Syrian airbase late last week? His supporters have been explaining his “humanitarian and decisive” action as a warning to Assad against the use of chemical weapons and a message to China and Russia (and other usual suspects) to not take Trump lightly just because he shouted ‘America First’.
The use of chemical weapons is a violation of international law. However, the issue begs a couple of questions. Number one, the Trump administration manipulated the constitutional grey area concerning authorising the use of military force. The move was backed by neither Congress nor the UN. Critics have pointed out that it had no support in international law. So does violating international law by one party in order to stop violation of international law by another party justify US unilateralism? The answer is no.
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