Could the decision to strike Syrian targets after a recent chemical weapons attack impact the planned landmark summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un?
It's complicated. But one thing is certain: The strikes will serve as a stark reminder to North Korea of the 2011 U.S.-led intervention in Libya that ended in the gruesome execution of its leader.
Friday's strikes, conducted together with France and Britain after Syria's apparent use of chemical weapons on April 7, were the Trump administration's second against Damascus after the White House ordered a Syrian air base targeted last year in the wake of an earlier chemical attack.