Trump Meets Mattis as He Weighs Military Action in Syria
- Attack on air field last year failed to deter chemical weapons
- U.S. retaliation isn’t expected on Wednesday, people say
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President Donald Trump is still weighing options for U.S. military action against Syria and met with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday, after warning Russia on Twitter to expect a missile barrage.
Trump has not yet settled on a plan to retaliate against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for an alleged chemical weapons attack last weekend outside Damascus, and a U.S. strike isn’t expected Wednesday, two people familiar with the matter said.