After the Syria Strike, It’s Time to Put Putin Right on Terrorism

Yoram Schweitzer writes about why the United States needs to clearly distinguish its counterterrorism approach from Russia's.

The latest events in Syria are a turning point for the Trump administration.

The chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime – and the surgical strike sent by the American administration by the limited attack on the Shayrat airfield – is an opportunity for the United States to make a clear distinction between the American and Western approaches to counterterrorism.

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