As we have all heard, Trump has fired missiles at Syria effectively destroying nothing but civilian lives in the process. There is a point at which one must become skeptical about the situation at hand. I am not advocating for full blown Alex-Jones type conspiracy theories, but for a more sane approach towards the situation.

Trump has been under fire by the media for possible Russian collusion, his approval ratings have been going down, and he has been threatened of impeachment. His own supporters have been turning on him due in part to his attack on the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, as most of his supporters are familiar with this term. It is needless to say that Trump had been experiencing what this country may consider the biggest government scandal since Watergate. This is why this “presidential act” strikes me as suspicious; it fell in his favor.

As of now, news networks and journalists have focused on his military strike rather than the Russian scandal. They have been praising Trump for his action against Assad, supporting it and going so far as to calling it “presidential,” despite the attack not destroying the airfields, rather destroying civilians. How will this attack, which killed no Syrian soldiers, affect his approval ratings? Will the media continue to curtail investigation into Trump’s ties with Russia in exchange for positive coverage of Trump’s military strike? Only time can tell.

Another curious note about this event is the fact that this attack sends more than just a message to Assad for using chemical weapons on his people; it sends a message to the American people, especially Trump’s critics. That Trump is in no way compromised by or working with Russia, since he had just attacked Russia’s ally. It is curious to note that there is at least a possibility that Russia was forewarned about this attack, by the Trump administration. This would make perfect sense, seeing as Trump could both shut down criticisms and raise his approval ratings all in one harmless (to Putin) military strike.

It is important that we stay skeptical about this and other future events that lay in Trump’s favor. The Nazis path to power was paved by the Reichstag fire.