SAME VIDEO, WILDLY DIFFERENT CONCLUSIONS: Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) emerged from a closed-door briefing visibly shaken by what he had seen. “I think it would be hard to watch the series of videos and not be troubled by it. I have more policy questions than ever.”

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) couldn’t have been more pleased. “The first strike, the second strike, and the third and the fourth strike on September 2nd were entirely lawful and needful, and they were exactly what we’d expect our military commanders to do.”