function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); President Donald Trumps airstrikes on Syriain retaliation for a chemical attack the U.S. blames on President Bashar Assad were a sharp reversal from his opposition to Syrian intervention during the presidential campaign and in 2013,when former President Barack Obama weighed military action after a similar chemical attack.United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley on Sunday said there was a key difference in Trumps earlier opposition to taking action: He wasnt in charge.He was worried about starting World War III over Syria. Why is that no longer a concern' And why was the 2013 chemical weapons attack, which, as you know, was deadlier, not a trigger for him in terms of the principle of inaction in Syria' CNNs Jake Tapper asked Haley.Well, he wasnt president in 2013, she said.Haley said she couldnt explain Trumps earlier opposition.But I dont know what his thought process was then, she said. I can tell you what his thought process was this week, which was, he is not going to condone chemical weapons use ever.I can tell you that of the conversations I had this week, he knew what the risks were, he knew what the situation was, he looked at the history of the situation, and he decided, she added.Haleys comments left many unanswered questions about Trumps dramatic reversal on the issue, and his apparentfickle foreign-policy decision making.Trump in 2013 repeatedly warned Obama, whom he called our very foolish leader,not to intervene in Syria.AGAIN, TO OUR VERY FOOLISH LEADER, DO NOT ATTACK SYRIA - IF YOU DO MANY VERY BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN & FROM THAT FIGHT THE U.S. GETS NOTHING! Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2013 President Obama, do not attack Syria. There is no upside and tremendous downside. Save your "powder" for another (and more important) day! Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 7, 2013 During his presidential campaign, Trump ran on a stridently anti-interventionist platform. He argued that his opponent, Hillary Clinton,would start World War IIIover Syria.Just last week, Trump saidAssads regime in Syria would not be his foreign policy priority. But he said horrific images of Tuesdays deadly chemical attack changed his mind. Something should happen,he said Thursday before the U.S. airstrikes. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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