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| | *Mitchell, Ellen (April 14, 2018). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/383168-pentagon-claims-successful-strike-on-all-targets-in-syria Pentagon claims successful strike on all targets in Syria]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 18, 2018. | | *Mitchell, Ellen (April 14, 2018). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/383168-pentagon-claims-successful-strike-on-all-targets-in-syria Pentagon claims successful strike on all targets in Syria]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 18, 2018. |
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| − | *Gamio, Lazaro (April 14, 2018). [https://www.axios.com/map-syria-air-strikes-74783b64-f874-43f7-b699-8a9bb1f33adf.html Map: Where the airstrikes hit in Syria]. ''Axios''. Retrieved April 18, 2018.</ref> | + | *Gamio, Lazaro (April 14, 2018). [https://www.axios.com/map-syria-air-strikes-74783b64-f874-43f7-b699-8a9bb1f33adf.html Map: Where the airstrikes hit in Syria]. ''Axios''. Retrieved April 18, 2018.</ref> At the same time, however, many strong conservatives criticized the airstrikes, seeing them as a betrayal of the America First agenda that he ran on in 2016.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *Kheel, Rebecca (April 17, 2018). [http://thehill.com/policy/defense/383615-trump-draws-criticism-from-his-base-over-syria Trump draws criticism from his base over Syria]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 18, 2018. |
| | + | *Thomsen, Jacqueline (April 14, 2018). [http://thehill.com/homenews/media/383147-conservatives-trump-supporters-slam-trump-over-syria-missile-strike Trump supporters slam decision to launch strikes against Syria]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved April 18, 2018. |
| | + | *Tennant, Michael (April 18, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/28778-trump-bombs-syria-and-his-base Trump Bombs Syria — and His Base]. ''The New American''. Retrieved April 18, 2018. |
| | + | *Duke, Selwyn (April 14, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/28757-serious-in-syria-does-ww-iii-philia-afflict-washington Serious in Syria: Does WW III-philia Afflict Washington?] ''The New American''. Retrieved April 18, 2018. |
| | + | Some conservatives also defended the airstrikes: |
| | + | *Kraychik, Robert (April 14, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/04/14/gorka-syria-trump-not-neo-conservative-not-bush/ Exclusive — Sebastian Gorka on Syria: ‘Trump Is Not a Neo-Conservative’; ‘This Is Not George Bush’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2018. |
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| | + | *Glick, Caroline (April 16, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2018/04/16/caroline-glick-key-points-u-s-led-syria-strike/ Caroline Glick: 5 Key Points About the U.S.-Led Syria Strike]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2018. |
| | + | *Wong, Kristina (April 14, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/14/president-trump-sell-syria-strikes-deplorables/ How Does President Trump Sell the Syria Strikes to Deplorables?] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 18, 2018.</ref> |
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