UK professor urges diplomacy after missile attack

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) –  Dr. Gregory Hall is urging diplomacy after President Donald Trump attacked a Syrian air base.

U.S. officials have confirmed, launching 59 missiles at an air base in Syria.

The Pentagon said that the airstrike, which targeted Shayrat Air Base in Homs Province — where the chemical attack was initiated earlier in the week — struck multiple targets with tomahawk missiles launched between 8:40 and 8:50 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, from destroyers USS Porter and USS Ross in the Mediterranean Sea.

President Donald Trump said the strike was in the “vital national security interest” of the U.S.

In a statement to Syrian state TV, the Syrian army said the attack had left six people dead and several injured, in addition to “big material losses.”

Dr. Hall says President Trump has established his presidency as one that will not hesitate to use military force to send messages.

He believes more air strikes are likely but doesn’t think the U.S. will send more troops to the area.

Dr. Hall thinks talking through the problem will be better than military action.