Eric Trump: Ivanka Likely Influenced Decision To Strike Syria
- 7 years ago
Eric Trump suggested in an interview to the Daily Telegraph that Ivanka may have influenced her father's decision to strike Syria.
About a week ago, President Trump surprised many by ordering a missile strike on an airfield in Syria in response to a reported chemical attack on Syrian people.
According to Eric Trump, the president's son, Ivanka likely played a role in the decision.
On Monday, he said to the Daily Telegraph, “Ivanka is a mother of three kids and she has influence. I'm sure she said, 'Listen, this is horrible stuff.' My father will act in times like that."
Eric also said, “…he was anti doing anything with Syria two years ago. Then a leader gasses their own people, women and children. At some point America is the global leader and the world’s superpower has to come forward and act…”
While many nations have applauded the missile strike against Syria, the decision is being questioned by some U.S. veterans who had previously been deployed to the Middle East.
One criticism revolves around a seeming lack of a clear end goal; for example, Evan McAllister, a Marine scout and sniper who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, told the website LifeZette, “The foreign policy I was ultimately hoping for is one that abides by the belief that nation building, mission creep, and counterinsurgency without a clear end-state are horrible courses of action…our military simply doesn’t exist for that purpose.”
Meanwhile, Democratic Representative Seth Moulton, also an Iraq War veteran, said on CNN Friday, “We don’t really know what we’re fighting for in Syria. And, fundamentally, that’s just not fair to our troops.”
However, other veterans like Senator John McCain have voiced their support for Trump’s action in Syria.
About a week ago, President Trump surprised many by ordering a missile strike on an airfield in Syria in response to a reported chemical attack on Syrian people.
According to Eric Trump, the president's son, Ivanka likely played a role in the decision.
On Monday, he said to the Daily Telegraph, “Ivanka is a mother of three kids and she has influence. I'm sure she said, 'Listen, this is horrible stuff.' My father will act in times like that."
Eric also said, “…he was anti doing anything with Syria two years ago. Then a leader gasses their own people, women and children. At some point America is the global leader and the world’s superpower has to come forward and act…”
While many nations have applauded the missile strike against Syria, the decision is being questioned by some U.S. veterans who had previously been deployed to the Middle East.
One criticism revolves around a seeming lack of a clear end goal; for example, Evan McAllister, a Marine scout and sniper who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, told the website LifeZette, “The foreign policy I was ultimately hoping for is one that abides by the belief that nation building, mission creep, and counterinsurgency without a clear end-state are horrible courses of action…our military simply doesn’t exist for that purpose.”
Meanwhile, Democratic Representative Seth Moulton, also an Iraq War veteran, said on CNN Friday, “We don’t really know what we’re fighting for in Syria. And, fundamentally, that’s just not fair to our troops.”
However, other veterans like Senator John McCain have voiced their support for Trump’s action in Syria.