Did Drumph time this missile launch to "impress" the Chinese President?

[southerncrone]

Just a thought I had.

[SummerSnow]

1. Of course he did.

it is his 'sticking out his chest moment'

[Alice11111]

2. I think it was just a collateral benefit.

[SirBrockington]

3. I think it went back to the correspondents dinner

Trump wanted to prove that he too could launch a strike with a poker face. That's what I think

[dchill]

4. I think that the media and we just got played...

By Putin and the Trumpskys. Wag the dog. DISTRACT. Donald Trump doesn't care about Syrian babies!

[southerncrone]

5. Agree.

All about him & his perceived persona.
And gotta get WWIII going for the MIC.

[GoCubsGo]

8. Exactly right.

This is the same asshole who incessantly tweeted at President Obama not to bomb Syria when they gassed Aleppo. I really can't wait until Karma comes around.

[dchill]

12. He also said that he'd look Syrian children in they eye...

and tell them, "You can't come here."

So there's that.

[Grassy Knoll]

6. Cock Of The Walk...

[flamingdem]

7. I think he did it to diss the Chinese Pres and be the big alpha male

with someone smarter and more powerful that he is

[Satch59]

9. This is either distraction or

Trump saying he has a big dick...

I just hope this doesn't turn into something awful...like more Syrian people "the babies!" get killed by Assad's retaliation... He will have blood on his hands...

[southerncrone]

10. Or perhaps it's both.

[moondust]

11. Warning vis-a-vis North Korea?

[L. Coyote]

13. or to distract from #TrumpRussia?

[struggle4progress]

14. I'd guess Bannon and Priebus advised this, based on considerations somewhat as follows:

1. He needs to get control of Congress. And Congress doesn't much like bucking the Oval Office on military matters. So if he starts shooting, Congress will hurry under his thumb

2. The American public doesn't like Syria so it's a winner that way

3. The American public doesn't much like China or Russia. And both of them recently vetoed sanctions against Syria. So it's a sharp stick in the eye to China and Russia: it's a winner that way too

4. Extra bonus points: Trump stands up to Russia so wave away all that fake news about colliding with Russia !!1!11!

5. He can launch military attacks from his own ritzy property, while eating with another head-of-state so Mar-A-Lago really is just like part of the White House!!1!11!

[monmouth4]

15. Perfect!