"The United States will take further action as necessary and appropriate to advance its important national interests." This is what we read in a letter sent today by Donald Trump to Congress to explain the reasons for his decision to hit Syria with an air raid and announces that there may be other military actions.
"I acted to protect our vital security and foreign policy interests, using my authority to conduct international affairs as Commander-in-Chief and Chief Executive," Trump wrote in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan. and Senate President Orrin Hatch, both Republicans.
Based on the War Powers Resolution, the president is required to present an explanation of his use of force within 48 hours after initiating military action. Meanwhile, Trump has been busy defending his raid after reports circulated that the regime in Damascus continues to use the affected base, the Shayrat base, to launch its attacks against the rebel-held province of Idilb.
“The reason we don't usually hit runways is that they can be fixed quickly and cheaply,” he wrote on Twitter. Evidently in the attack, during which 59 Tomahawk missiles were fired, the runways of the air base were not destroyed and yesterday news circulated of the regime's planes resuming take-offs, raising some questions about the effectiveness of the US action .
