US Republican leader calls for Assad removal

Asked by the press if the strikes are an indication that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go, Republican Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell said this:
“This strike was simply about ’do not use chemical weapons again’.
“I just can’t imagine after all the butchering of his own people… that there can be any successful conclusion to this chaos with him still there.”

US ’must rebuild its military’

Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, just released this statement:
“The United States, under the Trump administration, will play an emboldened leadership role worldwide; the days where our enemies don’t fear us and our allies don’t trust us are over. 
“The world is as dangerous now as at any time in my lifetime and the complex situation in Syria highlights that danger. These strikes underscore the requirement to immediately begin to repair the damage the Obama administration did by slashing military budgets and gutting military readiness, weakening the position of the US globally.
“We must rebuild our military and national security so that we may achieve peace through strength. I applaud the president for his action.”