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<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Striking Syria

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Source: Ford Williams / U.S. Navy / Reuters

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The U.S. at a Syrian airfield last night in retaliation for Assad’s alleged nerve-gas attack on civilians. This military intervention on humanitarian grounds marks , who’s famously promised to put “America first”; it’s also a big of foreign policy. support the strike, as do , but others say it was , and some of Trump’s strongest supporters . Here’s to the debate—but either way, the strike , and for the U.S. political system. So, in Syria, and to lead the fight he’s started? As the ground continues to shift, you can find our.

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