In the span of just one week, President Trump and his team have pivoted from declaring that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad could stay in power to launching airstrikes against his regime—and possibly committing the United States to a new military conflict whose scope and scale are unknown. Needless to say, the rapid evolution of Trump's Syria 'policy' has left many pundits and supporters in complete shock.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-07/trumplash-rapidly-evolving-syria-policy-leaves-pundits-puzzled
Realist - Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics and social life, is the same -- hardihood. Give them raw truth.