The U.S. Strikes a Syrian Air Base

By launching a surgical strike using Tomahawk land attack missiles, the United States has sent a message to the Syrian government that it will not tolerate chemical weapons attacks. Washington launched approximately 50-70 precision-guided missiles April 6 at the Shayrat air base. The base, located southeast of Homs city, houses the two squadrons of Syria's Su-22 ground attack aircraft that carried out the April 4 attack in northern Syria -- an attack that killed at least 88 civilians....