Trump Directs Airstrikes at Syrian Government

Published: April 7, 2017, 5:25 p.m.

"By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Ben Dixon, The Benjamin Dixon Show, Ben Norton, journalist with Alternet, and Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder Code Pink to talk about the Trump administration's decision to launch its first missile strike against Syria and the Assad Regime. The group discusses the chemical weapons attacks on civilians that led to Trump's decision, what the response of Russia and the international community will be to the attacks, and whether or not this will lead to an escalation of the six year war.