text: Trump has no strategy in Syria, even his closest adviser  Stephen "Rasputin" Bannon was against this high risk gambit. There is no campaign to remove Assad, not as long as Russia is backing him. In other words, the missile strike was a use of military resources to make it look like Donald Trump is doing something about Syria when he really isn’t and has no intention of doing anything. This was just to impress his Republican base and to deflect the CNN coverage of the Russia Meddling Scandal. In typical Trump fashion, the missile strike was a big showy, empty gesture that was intended to get him some good press. It will work for about 72 hours.