President Donald Trump’s decision to strike a Syrian air base last week has drawn a mix of support and confusion about our country’s role in the embattled nation’s years-long civil war. Trump said he launched the strike in response to the Syrian government launching a deadly chemical attack, but the U.S. strike could have consequences.
It’s an action Barack Obama never took, but one Hillary Clinton urged just a day before the missile launch, during an interview with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. Kristoff and former Times journalist Sheryl WuDunn join Jim Braude to talk about it all.