@randahl @anderspuck The problem is that the only way Trump will be responding is by further escalation. He doesn't know anything else.

He will intensify the air campaign and target more civilian infrastructure. If he conducts ground operations, those will be rather small (only easy targets).

What makes me angry: the development was totally obvious for anyone with two brain cells to rub together.

But his "yes men" gave Trump the impression that he could facilitate a regime change by killing the current leaders.