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'Mission Accomplished' in Syria, Trump declares on Twitter

U.S., Britain and France strike suspected chmical weapons sites

By ROBERT BURNS, JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER

Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Allied missiles struck at the heart of Syrian chemical weapons arsenal in a show of force and resolve aimed at punishing the Assad government for a suspected poison gas attack against civilians and deterring the possible future use of such banned weapons.

"A perfectly executed strike," President Donald Trump tweeted today in the aftermath of his second decision in two years to fire missiles against Syria. "Could not have had a better result. Mission Accomplished!"

His choice of words recalled a similar claim assoc...

 

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