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One of the most disturbing narratives so far in the saga of our Cheetoh-in-Chief is that after his decision to punitively bomb Assad’s Syria for use of chemical weapons he has been presented as somehow more presidential. Some even said the military action marked the moment he "became president." Because most of the missiles used in the attacks “destroyed or severely deteriorated” their targets, the mission was considered a success and The Donald’s decision-making skills suddenly appeared existent by the press.

Trump’s Decision to Bomb Syria Was Anything But “Presidential”

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One of the most disturbing narratives so far in the saga of our Cheetoh-in-Chief is that after his decision to punitively bomb Assad’s Syria for use of chemical weapons he has been presented as somehow more presidential. Some even said the military action marked the moment he “became president.” Because most of the missiles used in the attacks “destroyed or severely deteriorated” their targets, the mission was considered a success and The Donald’s decision-making skills suddenly appeared existent by the press. Most of the outlets who have begun referring to this act of violence as somehow indicative of a move towards a more presidential Trump were able to conveniently forget his botched Yemen raid, which was almost like a petulant child needing to play with his new toys. The Syrian strike didn’t seem childish like Yemen’s did, but it smacks of juvenile subterfuge and the kind of phyllo-thin false pretense this White House daily feeds its public.

The choice of Syrian targets and insistence by Q̶u̶s̶a̶y  Eric Trump that hitting these targets proves there’s no link between Putin’s Russia and Trump’s US was the worst kind of…

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