Missile strike costly and for what?

It seems a bit schizophrenic to see our “America First” president playing policeman of the world and ordering a $100,000,000 cruise missile attack on Syria. Where has been the dismay and outrage for other areas of the world like the South Sudan where many “beautiful innocent babies” are dying. The $100,000,000 could buy a lot of humanitarian aid and frame America as a generous, benevolent country.

Think of what that money could do right here at home for our own people disadvantaged by the economic downturn or those endangered of losing their health care. Instead, we are the strike and retreat world police with no cogent long term strategy who are creating unpredictable policy. Trump’s uneven actions are sure to create ill will at home and abroad. $100,000,000 sad.

This story was originally published April 20, 2017 at 6:41 PM with the headline "Missile strike costly and for what?."