retaliation, but a simple message to the rest of the world? Newsflash, we all know the establishment elite in DC want to stay engaged in the M.E., and I'm pretty sure the rest of the world knows that as well.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/26/syria-bombings-biden-airstrikes-deliver-message-more-than-damage/6834550002/