When they used chemical weapons, they crossed a red line. Donald Trump is not Barack Obama. This attack was necessary.
The promise to retaliate against any use of any kind of WMD had long been a part of our deterrent posture, until it wasn't.
Now it is again. With a National Security Team of Trump, "fire! fire sabot!" McMaster, and Mad Dog, deterrence means something.
“When they used chemical weapons, they crossed a red line.”
When WHO used chemical weapons?