" My fellow Americans"
" At 7 o'clock this evening, eastern time, "
" I ordered our forces to launch a cruise missile attack"
" We targeted tanks, military assets that had been choking off towns and cities"
" It is a part of a strategy" .
This is the first time President Trump authorized a " limited strike" on Syria.
" Tonight I ordered a targeted, military strike on the airfield in Syria, from where the chemical attack was launched" .
And this, almost exactly a year later, is the second time.
Both in Syria, both in response to chemical attacks.
" Precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad" .
