President Trump did more than retaliate for Bashar al-Assad’s illegal and inhumane use of nerve agents against civilians when he ordered the launch of 59 Tomahawk missiles to destroy al-Shayrat airbase in Syria. He also detonated a few shibboleths of his predecessor’s foreign policy.

First is the idea that President Obama’s 2013 deal to remove Assad’s weapons of mass destruction was a success. Reade more…

Matthew Continetti | NRO