'Trump wants to punish disobedient Assad'

rijswijk - The United States seems to be heading for a new attack on the Assad regime in Syria. What does American President Donald Trump hope to achieve in the conflict-torn country? America expert Willem Post from the Clingendael Institute: 'This does not solve the situation in Syria. But it shows that Trump can not be scoffed. '

'The missiles are coming': Trump voiced that threat Wednesday via Twitter. He made it so clear that the Americans are preparing to return the suspected poison gas attack in the city of Douma. Trump already gave the green light last year for a similar retaliatory campaign. Then the US bombarded a Syrian air base with dozens of cruise missiles.

According to Post, it plays an important role that Assad has 'disobediently' shown to Trump. The Syrian leader, in spite of the previous American bombing, would have once again carried out a chemical attack on its citizens. 'Now the American attack must be stronger, because he (Assad) did not obey a lighter attack. '

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