Surprise. Looks like the Syrian air base that the US hit with cruise missiles wasn’t really destroyed yesterday. The runway was untouched and planes were observed taking off from the base today. I guess $80 million worth of cruise missiles doesn’t even guarantee a destroyed Syrian air base these days.
What could have happened? Well, it appears that the Syrian military anticipated Thursday night’s raid and moved planes and equipment ahead of the strike. Who knows how they would have guessed this. The US did warn the Russians about the upcoming strike, but it’s not like they would ever tip off the Syrian military. Right???
