These just represent Trump's cleverness, and it may be more important to know his other side. Trump is a very tough leader. He dares to do things that ordinary people can't do, no matter how much risk he takes, for example, he decides to move the American Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to cool down, for example, he touches China's bottom line on the issue of Taiwan Province Province, for example, he repeals the health care reform bill, such as tax reduction, and so on. At the same time, Trump is an American politician. Many people think that Trump's values are different from traditional American values. I think this is a misunderstanding. Trump put forward "American priority" and "everything is for American interests." In the more than 200 years since the founding of the United States, which American president has not? "American interests first" is the common value of all American politicians. When any country threatens the interests of the United States, whether it is Obama or Trump, it will launch all kinds of wars against Syrian, Iranian, Russian and China at all costs.
2. What are the national interests of the United States? In a word, it is to safeguard American hegemony. Whether it is military hegemony or financial hegemony, whether it is political hegemony or technological hegemony, whoever threatens the hegemony of the United States, no matter which American leader will pounce on it. The Middle East has always been the territory of the United States, because it is not only related to the global energy dominance, but more importantly, it is related to the dominance of petrodollars. From the perspective of war cost, it is absolutely not cost-effective for the United States to fight the Iraq war, but from the perspective of petrodollars, the Iraq war is a necessary means to maintain petrodollars hegemony. Syria is a country that is not rich in oil and has no value at all, but Syria is the key to the energy channel in the Middle East and Central Asia. It can be said that whoever controls Syria will control the energy throat in the Middle East and Central Asia. For the United States, if it loses the Syrian war, the Shia arc formed by Russia, Iran, Syria and Turkey will basically control the oil in the Middle East, Central Asia and the Caspian Sea, and control the energy crisis, it will shake the foundation of the US Petrodollar, shake the Petrodollar and shake the hegemonic position of the United States. Therefore, in a sense, the United States cannot lose in Syria. ThIS is why the United States should support the terrorist organization IS in Syria, engage in the color revolution in Syria, support the opposition to wage war and support the Kurdish armed forces at the expense of being scolded by the whole world. It is also based on this that every time the Syrian war reaches a critical moment, the United States will carry out military strikes in the name of the Syrian government's use of chemical weapons, and this time is no exception. From the cost point of view, it is not cost-effective for the United States to launch such a war, but strategically speaking, it is necessary for the United States to maintain the dominance of petrodollars.
3. Before Trump was elected and came to power, he always said that he wanted to ease relations with Russia and be a good gay friends with Putin. However, after he took office, he changed from a businessman's thinking to a politician's thinking. Especially after the "TongRumen" incident, he immediately began to encircle Russia and intensified. Some people think that this military strike against Syria is Trump's attempt to get rid of the dilemma of "entering Russia". In fact, this is only the surface of the problem. The essence is that the disintegration of the Russian Federation, like the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, is the need of American national interests. Therefore, Trump not only imposed economic sanctions on Russia, but also engaged in an arms race and a financial strike to bring down Russia. This military strike against Syria is ostensibly a blow to the Syrian government, but in essence a blow to Russia, which is part of the great encirclement and suppression strategy.
On the surface, Britain's participation in this military action is a reward for the United States' support for Britain's diplomatic war with Russia in the "Poison Gate" incident some time ago. The deeper factor is that Britain has its own national strategy. Looking at the history of Europe for hundreds of years, we can find that Britain, as an island country, has always had a great influence on the European continent because it has always implemented the strategy of balance of power in the continent, that is, maintaining the balance of power in the European continent. When a powerful country appears on the European continent, Britain will certainly help the weak side get rid of the powerful side, and then return the European continent to political balance, both for France and Germany. Now Russia's military strength has surpassed the whole European continent, which not only poses a threat to the European continent, but also marginalizes Britain. In this case, Britain must stand on the side of the United States, destroy Russia with the help of American power, and regain the balance of power on the European continent, just like the disintegration of the former Soviet Union by the United States and NATO. Every time Germany, France and other countries on the European continent want to ease relations with Russia, Britain is firmly opposed to Russia with the United States. This time, the United States attacked Syria and Russia militarily, and Britain was no exception, still firmly standing with the United States.
France, as a big country in the European continent, is one of the dual cores of the European Union. Previously, French politicians, like Germany, had the idea of easing relations with Russia, out of their own needs to stabilize the Middle East and reduce refugees, as well as out of consideration for the French economy. However, after Macron came to power, he had a bigger Mediterranean plan. France hopes to bring the whole Mediterranean countries, including some European countries, North Africa and West Asia, into France's strategic circle and form France's sphere of influence. The infiltration of Russia and Iran in Syria and the Middle East directly affected France's Mediterranean plan. Therefore, when the United States proposed a military strike against Syria, which was once a French colony, Macron immediately responded, because if Russian and Iranian forces could be driven out of Syria and out of the Middle East.
6. Finally, the impact of military strikes on China. The current Sino-US relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. Regrettably, there is a major problem in current Sino-US relations, that is, the United States regards China as a strategic competitor, which makes Sino-US relations seriously retrogress. The United States believes that the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China, the establishment of AIIB and the online operation of Shanghai oil futures all pose a serious threat to American hegemony, especially the rapid development of China in science, technology and manufacturing. American politicians regard China's development not as an opportunity but as a threat, and Trump is no exception. He signed a series of new bills on Taiwan, increased arms sales to Taiwan, launched a trade war against China, and constantly engaged in so-called freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, which changed Sino-US relations from competitive cooperation to competitive non-cooperation. On the Syrian issue, China has always stood with Russia, advancing and retreating together with Russia in the Security Council, forming a strategic synergy between China and Russia on global issues, including China. When the United States engages in unilateralism and trade protectionism in the economy and bullies the weak and fears the hard in the military, China hides its strength and bides its time. However, when the United States stepped up its containment and containment of China, which directly affected China's national interests, China began a new foreign policy that made a difference and began to counter all kinds of bullying by the United States. Since the United States regards China, Russia and Iran as its biggest competitors, China, Russia and Iran will inevitably form a strategic cooperative relationship, especially the relationship between China and Russia is back to back. If Russia is defeated by the United States and western groups, China will face the powerful United States alone. If we can support the Russian strategic containment of the United States in Syria, it will certainly reduce the strategic pressure of the United States on China in the Western Pacific. Besides, in the international arena, especially in the UN Security Council, we can support each other. The US military attack on Syria directly threatens Russia and indirectly threatens China. Then China will definitely not stand by and give Russia, Syria and Iraq firm support in some way. This is the need of national grand strategy, because if Russia loses, it will be difficult for China to face the siege of the whole western group led by the United States alone.