We certainly are creating some very new bedfellows with the new Administration.  Who would think that Kristoff would have any positive comments.   

But thinking back to some of his columns over the years, he has always tried to talk about the general population of a nation, not just it's political or military leadership.   Know that, it should be no suprise that Kristoff would be defending Syrian citizens from the horrific treatment by their own leadership.

The missle attack will be seen as a long term success only if it leads us to a serious start of peace talks that would remove Assad from power.    I'm not at all sure that the United States is willing, or has the status, to broker such negotiations.

We'll see.