This isn’t going to end well; war rarely does.
throw the plans out the window as soon as the first shot is fired. Assuming o nutcase does not get us in a shooting war with the Russians, what could end up happening here. First off, if the rebels win, who are they and what will they do. When they take retribution against the pro Assad people, will that be a decent outcome? How about if Syria and Iran attack Israel. What does o nut bag do then, complain to the UN as our forces are tied down and under strength now thanks to his leadership? Suppose the attacks do not alter the tragectory of the civil war and Assad ends up winning over the rebels, where does that leave the US in the eyes of the world and Syria - launching cruise missiles or bombing Syria is not the same as bombing a hapless Afghanistan or some backward African nation. I hope they have a good supply of asperins at hand. Meanwhile, o nut bag has now stacked his chips up and everyone is waiting for him to make his call, right into a pat hand.
You’re right. It’s one big stew with a lot of unknown variables and consequences, and I hate when our government just decides to start throwing bombs around like that’s worked so well for us in the region over the last decade.