This is nothing new though, Obama committed extensive bombing in Syria too. Obama's initial reason for involvement was alleged chemical weapons. I don't see how

This is nothing new though, Obama committed extensive bombing in Syria too. Obama's initial reason for involvement was alleged chemical weapons. I don't see how this qualifies as direct action while everything else we've been doing there for the past 5+ years is not. Still, that's not to say this isn't horrible. Here's a reminder for people of what Obama was up to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13595999 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13595999