President Donald Trump told reporters that the strikes are in the “vital national security interest” of the U.S. and urged “civilized nations” to join Washington in “seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria”, APA reports quoting Reuters.
"Using a deadly nerve agent, Assad choked out the lives of innocent men, women and children," he said. "Even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in this very barbaric attack."
Trump said there is no dispute Assad's forces used banned chemical weapons and he urged international action to cease the bloodshed and "terrorism of all kinds and all types.