SsgtC
Banned
No using the right Tomahawks, if we still have them makes all the difference. The Block D was designed to take out runways and is/was very effective. Trumps use of 59 at a Syrian runway was asinine. It ticked off the Russians, was broadcasted to the Syrians official before it happened and still did not shut down the runway. It was to make Trum look like a big man and it failed, at a cost of over $60 million plus for a publicity stunt.
Whether it was successful or not depends on how you measures it. From a purely military and tactical standpoint, the strike failed and failed hard. From a political and strategic standpoint, it was a success. The reason I'm saying that, I haven't heard the news report any use of chemical weapons in Syria since. If they have been used, well, then I'm a dumbass and need to pay more attention. Lol. But if they haven't, you could make the argument that the strike was using the military how the military is designed to be used. As a political tool of foreign policy. As in, "we warned you not to do X. You did it anyway. Now we'll show you what happens when you don't listen."