If you didn’t know any better, you might think that President Trump is winging it on Syria and the rest of us are confined to holding our breath and praying he gets it right.

Nearly 72 hours after the U.S., British, and French strikes on three of Bashar Assad’s chemical weapons facilities, Republicans and Democrats in Washington are pressing the White House for a long-term strategy. Even those who vocally supported Trump’s decision to use force on the Syrian regime last Friday are concerned about a supposed lack of a “comprehensive strategy” for the country, one of those D.C. buzzwords members of Congress and blowhards on cable television often use as a talking point to make themselves sound smart