Why can't America just take out Assad?
- Written by David Alpher, Adjunct Professor at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
The Trump administration has done an abrupt about-face on Syria, contradicting its own nascent foreign policy. Within 24 hours, it went from calling out the Assad regime for using chemical weapons to launching missiles at military targets. As limited as the strikes were, there are also statements that plans are in the works to target Syrian...