Mattis says decision on Syria not yet made despite Trump comments

[mystery-ak]

Mattis says decision on Syria not yet made despite Trump comments
By Ellen Mitchell - 04/12/18 06:01 PM EDT

Defense Secretary James Mattis on Thursday tried to tamp down President Trump’s recent threats of a looming strike on Syria, insisting the commander-in-chief had not yet decided on a response.

Mattis acknowledged Trump’s tweet from a day earlier, which warned Russia that U.S. missiles fired at Syria “will be coming, nice and new and ‘smart!’”

Speaking before the House Armed Services Committee, Mattis indicated the administration was weighing a response that would both prevent an escalation in the region and send a strong message to Syrian President Bashar Assad for an alleged chemical weapons attack carried out over the weekend.

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http://thehill.com/policy/defense/382937-mattis-says-decision-on-syria-not-yet-made-despite-trump-comments

[mystery-ak]

The element of surprise is gone now..you have given all of them enough time to move/hide anything worth bombing.

[DB]

Nothing like foreign policy by tweet... Especially when it involves death and destruction...