After Trump Bombed Syria, Are We All Neocons Now?

(RPI) House and Senate Republican leaders McConnell and Ryan are praising President Trump’s missile strike on Syria last week in retaliation for an alleged chemical attack on civilians, while when President Obama proposed the same thing in 2013 they strongly opposed the plan. Meanwhile, the mainstream media and even many “progressives” are turning pro-Trump after the US attack. Few are the true progressives like Tulsi Gabbard, who is questioning the claims that Assad gassed his own people. So are we all neocons now? Not so fast! While earning praise from the establishment, Trump’s base and the opinion-makers around his base are furious. We discuss the changing political environment — and whether the accepted narrative makes any sense in today’s Liberty Report:

First published at: http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2017/april/10/after-trump-bombed-syria-are-we-all-neocons-now/