US President Donald Trump announced the strikes in a televised address, arguing they were part of the effort to stop Assad from using chemical weapons, and said the US was "prepared to sustain this response" until this was achieved.
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在电视讲话中宣布空袭，认为这能有效阻止阿萨德使用化学武器，称美国“准备好维持这种反应”，直到目标达成。