Morning Jolt: Striking Syria Was the Right Call

Hope you've got those taxes done! Making the click-through worthwhile today: a Goldilocks response to chemical weapons — not too hot, not too cold — and the tired complaints of the Left on Middle East messes, James Comey meets George Stephanopoulos and conveniently forgets a few details, and why the former FBI director didn't have one useful law-enforcement tool when investigating Hillary Clinton.

The Airstrikes in Syria: The Best Option in a Bad Situation

This morning, to the extent the joint American-British-French strikes in Syria are still in the news, they're the focus of complaints about being insufficient or ill-considered. The Washington Post rushes to inform us of "the many things Trump didn't accomplish in the latest Syria strike." Thank goodness there are experts to tell us that launching 105 missiles did not "take ownership of the Syrian endgame."

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April 16 2018

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Striking Syria Was the Right Call Jim Geraghty Hope you've got those taxes done! Making the click-through worthwhile today: a Goldilocks response to chemical weapons — not too hot, not too cold — and the tired complaints of the Left on Middle East messes, James Comey meets George Stephanopoulos and conveniently forgets a few details, and why the former FBI director didn't have one useful law-enforcement tool when investigating Hillary Clinton. The Airstrikes in Syria: The Best Option in a Bad Situation This morning, to the extent the joint American-British-French strikes in Syria are still in the news, they're the focus of complaints about being insufficient or ill-considered. The Washington Post rushes to inform us of "the many things Trump didn't accomplish in the latest Syria strike." Thank goodness there are experts to tell us that launching 105 missiles did not "take ownership of the Syrian endgame." It's abundantly clear that neither the American people, nor this president, nor ... Read More Top Stories Republicans Accelerate America's Rush toward Bankruptcy Doug Bandow The CBO's latest projections are nothing but bad news for fiscal... Prohibition Is Alive and Well in Absurd State Alcohol Laws Anastasia Boden and Jonathan Wood Prohibition Is Alive and Well in Absurd State Alcohol Laws ADVERTISEMENT South Dakota Asks the Supreme Court to Circumvent Congress and the Market George Will The state is attempting to collect tax on purchases made online through vendors located outside the... On War Matters, Where Is Congress? Shirking Its Duty. Jay Cost Legislators run away from making the tough decisions. They prefer to let the president and the courts seize the... Adopting Priorities Kathryn Jean Lopez Mothers and fathers putting children first are heroic and make all the... The Prisoner of the Vatican Ross Douthat Treating the pope as the singular embodiment of the Church has its... ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading Paul: A Biography N. T. Wright "An enthralling journey into the mind of Paul by one of the great theologians of our time, a work full of insight, depth and generosity of understanding." — Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, author of Not In God's Name LEARN MORE Photo Essays Photoshop of the Day: April 16th-20th Cartoons of the Day: April 16, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.