The strikes on Syria had to be done
By Sebastian Gorka, opinion contributor — 04/14/18 10:00 AM EDT
>ssad used chemical weapons against innocent women and children. Last week, it happened again in a way that, last night, Defense Secretary James Mattis confirmed, was directly linked back to his regime and his forces. Assad did it. Such a blatant attitude to the unfettered use of internationally banned tools of war set a deadly precedent. If we had not responded, Assad would have concluded that he could do so again.