Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. When Presidents Attack: The Limits of Missile Strikes 456 April 8, 2017 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Globe and Mail (Canada) on 7 April 2017 by Doug Saunders (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Bashar AssadCanadaDonald Trumpforeign policymilitary interventionRonald ReaganSyriaTomahawk missiles Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Spain: Global Trumpism Is Running Out of Steam April 25, 2026. Published in El MundoIn only a few months, Trump has gone from being the great figurehead of global populism to a bad luck charm. 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Iran War: Trump Urgently Needs a Way Out April 27, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: With Yet Another Trump Security Threat, Questions Mount for US Authorities about Keeping Politicians Safe April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Germany: The Internal War in the Pentagon* April 27, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Canada: Americans Are Paying More Attention to Canada. Should We Worry? April 24, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Topics Malaysia: Can US Iran Negotiations Succeed? April 28, 2026. Published in The Oriental Daily NewsTrump ... stated that he would personally travel to Pakistan to sign the agreement if the talks were successful. 0 Brazil: There’s Only 1 Way Out of a Dead End Like Hormuz: Retreat* April 27, 2026. Published in Folha[I]t is hard to believe that Iranians are any closer to democracy today than they were a few months ago. 0 Germany: The Internal War in the Pentagon* April 27, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 0 Australia: Donald Trump Was ‘All Set to Really Rip’ into the Media, but Shooting May Help Change His Tune April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Trump Is Political Kryptonite in Australia but Diplomacy Still Guides the Way April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: With Yet Another Trump Security Threat, Questions Mount for US Authorities about Keeping Politicians Safe April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Iran War: Trump Urgently Needs a Way Out April 27, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Washington Gunman and Donald Trump: More Worrying Evidence of a Rise in Political Violence April 27, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Related Articles Germany: The World Can’t Afford To Wait* April 28, 2026. Published in Märkische Oderzeitung[C]losure of the narrow waterway in the Strait of Hormuz has made it crystal clear to the whole world just how potent a weapon Iran possesses. Australia: Donald Trump Was ‘All Set to Really Rip’ into the Media, but Shooting May Help Change His Tune April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump Is Political Kryptonite in Australia but Diplomacy Still Guides the Way April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: With Yet Another Trump Security Threat, Questions Mount for US Authorities about Keeping Politicians Safe April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Iran War: Trump Urgently Needs a Way Out April 27, 2026. Published in Irish Times Previous articleWhat Does the US Strike in Syria Mean, besides the End of the Putin-Trump Bromance?Next articleTrump’s Airstrike was like Trump Himself: Noisy, Ineffectual LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment