Republican voters have flip-flopped on airstrikes in Syria
A new Washington Post-ABC poll on President Trump's missile strike in Syria has an interesting partisan breakdown when compared to hypothetical support for strikes by President Obama in 2013:
Democratic support: 38% support in 2013, 37% support in 2017
Republican support: 22% support in 2013, 86% support in 2017
https://www.axios.com/what-is-trumps-approval-rating-after-airstrikes-in-syria-2355573154.html
Not that it really matters b/c the majority both parties constituents will carry water for their politicians.
I hope you understand that and don't think that only republicans are hypocritical.
The fact is though that the situation is very different than in 2013. Assad looked like he was on the way out in 2013, Russia was not yet involved and North Korea hadn't yet tested an additional two nuclear bombs, Russia had not yet annexed Crimea etc. etc. etc.
I would have supported Obama striking Assad in 2013 but he didn't and a litany of events have transpired since that point.
Many see this as a notice to all those fucknuggets out there who would act provactively and view this as a positive. A lot of those fucknuggets started acting up after obamas weak handed request to congress in 2013.
