This is hilarious; the Times makes it sound as if the US attacked Syria in response to an appeal by this Syrian (I know, you have never heard of him)

"Although the full scope of the airstrikes was not immediately clear, they followed an urgent appeal from Hadi al-Bahra, the president of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, for American military action.".  First, Hadi who? Who is this guy and who has ever heard of him.  And the Times did not report that just yesterday there were wide condemnation of this guy and for his decision to dissolve the military council of the coalition and he has been widely called names by members of the coalition itself.  When the US creates vessels and appoints puppets, only the US media take them seriously.