21st century wire say robert parry best know break iran-contra affair take us know far surround donald trump recent decision send tomahawk missiles syria also explore lie behind plan within plan white house celebrate yet seemingly manipulate trump behind curtain.patrick henningsen 21st century wire join robert 1100kfnx patrick henningsen live interview want miss.more report consortium news robert parry consortium newsjust two days news break allege poison-gas attack northern syria president trump brush aside advice u.s. intelligence analysts doubt syrian regime guilt launch lethal retaliatory missile strike syrian airfield.trump immediately plaudits official washington especially neoconservatives try wrestle control foreign policy away nationalist personal advisers since days surprise victory nov. 8.there also internal dispute intelligence thursday night secretary state rex tillerson say u.s. intelligence community assess high degree confidence syrian government drop poison gas bomb civilians idlib provincebut number intelligence source make contradictory assessments say preponderance evidence suggest al qaeda-affiliated rebel fault either orchestrate intentional release chemical agent provocation possess containers poison gas rupture conventional bomb raid.one intelligence source tell likely scenario stag event rebel intend force trump reverse policy announce days early u.s. government would long seek regime change syria would focus attack common enemy islamic terror group represent core rebel forces.the source say trump national security team split president close personal advisers nationalist firebrand steve bannon son-in-law jar kushner one side old-line neocons regroup national security adviser h.r mcmaster army general prot neocon favorite gen. david petraeus.white house infightingin tell early ouster retire gen. michael flynn national security adviser week removal bannon national security council key step reassertion neocon influence inside trump presidency strange personalities ideological extremism flynn bannon make ousters easy obstacles neocons want removed.though bannon kushner often present rival source say share belief trump tell truth syria reveal obama administration cia analysis fatal sarin gas attack 2013 false-flag operation intend sucker president obama fully join syrian war side rebel intelligence analysts similar beliefs tuesday incident.instead trump go along idea embrace initial rush judgment blame assad idlib poison-gas event source add trump saw thursday night missile assault way change conversation washington administration fierce attack democrats claim election result russian covert operation.if change narrative trump goal achieve initial success several trump fierce neocon critics neocon senators john mccain lindsey graham praise missile strike israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu neocons israel long seek regime change damascus even ouster assad might lead victory islamic extremists associate al qaeda and/or islamic state.wagging dogtrump employ wag dog strategy highlight leadership international crisis divert attention domestic political problems reminiscent president bill clinton threats attack serbia early 1999 impeachment trial underway sexual relationship intern monica lewinsky clinton also accuse wag-the-dog strategy fire missiles suppose al qaeda base afghanistan sudan 1998 retaliation bomb u.s. embassies kenya tanzania trump advisers brief press thursday night go great lengths highlight trump compassion toward victims poison gas decisiveness bomb assad military contrast obama willingness allow intelligence community conduct serious review evidence surround 2013 sarin-gas caseultimately obama listen intelligence advisers tell slam-dunk evidence implicate assad regime pull back military strike last minute publicly maintain fiction u.s. government certain assad guilt.in case 2013 2017 strong reason doubt assad responsibility 2013 invite unite nations inspectors syria investigate case allege rebel use chemical weapons thus make sense would launch sarin attack damascus suburbs guarantee u.n. inspectors would divert case.similarly assad military gain decisive advantage rebel score major diplomatic victory trump administration announcement u.s. long seek regime change syria savvy assad would know chemical weapon attack would likely result u.s. retaliation jeopardize gain military achieve russian iranian help.the counter-argument logic make new york time neocon-oriented news outlets essentially maintain assad craze barbarian test newfound position strength bait president trump course case would make sense assad would boast act rather deny it.but logic respect facts long prevail inside official washington inside mainstream u.s. news media continue report consortium news read syria news 21st century wire syria filessupport work subscribe become member 21wire.tv trump wag dog moment