I have to note in fairness here, when Trump did the strikes immediately following the fake chemical attack, give or take everyone was demanding for the US to invade Syria, and I am relatively sure anyone besides Trump would have.
Trump instead did a very surgical strike on the base, and specifically warned both the Syrians and the Russians to evacuate it beforehand so it would not turn into a war. This was initially not known and the media paraded Trump around like a hero/said this might be his first presidential moment (I remember that word for word on CNN). Then once it was known people switched to talking shit about it. Watching how Trump handled that (finding a way to prevent the situation from turning into the war with a very targeted persuasive/symbolic act rather than say an act of war) was the thing that made me conclude he was 100% committed to actually being an anti-war president.
Biden's strike was different. It was just done immediately without warning and killed people. The only thing I can sort of give in Biden's defense was that the intended target was on Iranian units in Syria rather than on the Syrian government, but it was still a complete violation of international law.
I have to note in fairness here, when Trump did the strikes immediately following the fake chemical attack, give or take everyone was demanding for the US to invade Syria, and I am relatively sure anyone besides Trump would have. Trump instead did a very surgical strike on the base, and specifically warned both the Syrians and the Russians to evacuate it beforehand so it would not turn into a war. This was initially not known and the media paraded Trump around like a hero/said this might be his first presidential moment (I remember that word for word on CNN). Then once it was known people switched to talking shit about it. Watching how Trump handled that (finding a way to prevent the situation from turning into the war with a very targeted persuasive/symbolic act rather than say an act of war) was the thing that made me conclude he was 100% committed to actually being an anti-war president.
Biden's strike was different. It was just done immediately without warning and killed people. The only thing I can sort of give in Biden's defense was that the intended target was on Iranian units in Syria rather than on the Syrian government, but it was still a complete violation of international law.