Sunday's Headlines: Trump declares victory as Pentagon details missile strike in Syria

'It's a psychodrama': Trump tries to appear strong in Syria even as he plans to withdraw; Analysis: 'They have broken Trump,' Infowars host says after Syria strikes; Assad is...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump declares victory as Pentagon details missile strike in Syria "Mission Accomplished!" President Trump tweeted, echoing language used by former president George W. Bush in 2003. For the time being, relief reigned as the West and most of its allies expressed support for action to curtail the threat of Syria's chemical warfare and backers of the Syrian government expressed outrage. By Carol Morello, Anne Gearan and Missy Ryan  •  Read more » 'It's a psychodrama': Trump tries to appear strong in Syria even as he plans to withdraw If the Assad regime is accused again of using chemical weapons, President Trump will have a difficult choice: escalate into a messy conflict that he said he wanted to abandon; or do nothing and risk looking weak. By Greg Jaffe  •   Read more »   Analysis: 'They have broken Trump,' Infowars host says after Syria strikes "I just feel like I just had my best girlfriend break up with me," said Alex Jones in a live stream following the Syria strikes By Abby Ohlheiser  •   Read more »   Analysis Assad is defiant as U.S.-led strikes in Syria show no sign of impacting his hold on power Damascus saw defiant celebrations after it emerged that the attack by U.S.-led forces caused no serious casualties and had probably not destroyed Syria's ability to develop and deploy banned chemical weapons. By Liz Sly and Louisa Loveluck  •   Read more »   'Big price to pay': Inside Trump's decision to bomb Syria Even with Trump's jubilant response to the strikes, several advisers close to the president said they had no indication there was a long-term strategy for the region. By Philip Rucker, Missy Ryan, Josh Dawsey and Anne Gearan  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Trump is drowning in scandal. 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