Apr 7, 2017 ... McConnell, the Senate majority leader, said Trump's strike was ... So, had I seen  that — that kind of approach by President Obama, I'm sure I ... In a televised  address, Obama called for “a targeted strike to achieve a clear objective: ... in  2013 that Obama should not launch a military strike against Syria.
Faulty memory of 2013. Marco Rubio · The Obama administration's 2013 Syria  proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump's Syria strike "had a clear strategic  ...
Apr 8, 2017 ... ... Donald Trump's decision to strike a Syrian airfield were opposed to President  Obama's request to approve a similar action against Syria in 2013. ... to Obama's  proposal, saying, "A vital national security risk is clearly not at play, ... But Poe  had a remarkably different view of Syria action in 2013 when he ...
Apr 7, 2017 ... Congress has broadly supported President Trump's missile strike against ...  Officials were more divided in 2013, when President Obama asked ... I believe  the President's proposed military strike in Syria cannot achieve its stated  objectives. » ... These tactical strikes make clear that the Assad regime can no ...
Apr 8, 2017 ... Tensions with Russia rise as US says Assad must abide by deal not to use ...  Spicer called the missile strike on the airbase “very decisive, justified and ...  further objectives the US had in Syria, even as Trump came under renewed ....  strikes, a measure that failed in 2013 when Barack Obama proposed it.
The Obama administration’s 2013 Syria proposal "had no clear objective," while Trump’s Syria strike "had a clear strategic objective."