What does the Syrian strike say about the current state of President Trump’s foreign policy? Are there any suggestions from this action about how he might respond if the current lull in tensions around the peninsula were to break down? Does the strike reveal a greater willingness to take military action? Here are five takeaways.

DOMINANCE OR RESTRAINT?

The contradictions in Trump’s foreign policy views run deep. On the one hand, the Make America Great Again trope reflects a felt need to reverse international decline.

Hawks in the Republican party saw Obama’s foreign policy as deeply flawed. The failure to