here is an admitted anecdote:
I have a relationship of many years in town with Syrian born brothers who own a gas station/auto mechanic shop. They fly the American flag at their business.
I asked Brother Sammi this morning what his take is on what just happened. His opinion is that he is glad Trump ordered the action, wished Obama had not gone to Congress and done the same as Trump, believes Hillary was calling for the same action a few years ago when chemicals first were used and thinks a big opportunity was wasted by not moving ahead without Congress back then knowing he would never get backing for anything.
But he went on to say that very little was accomplished, glad it was limited to airport areas rather than harming the people, but seemed calculated to be very limited in actual effectiveness. I asked to explain and he said that the airport resumed activities within hours, and he felt Trump and Putin had a wink wink deal to make Trump look Reagan-strong to Americans as they exchanged strong words that sound like their relationship has been damaged.
He added that anything that helps remove the dictator would have to be considered positive...despite the unknown future. He is not optimistic about the future of his birth nation.
Overall, he supports Trumps particular actions, but thinks he and Putin are complicit narcissists and does not think much will change.