thank you, yes that's also the theory @world-travel-pro had even before the strikes:
https://steemit.com/conspiracy/@lavater/chemical-attack-hoaxes-leading-to-real-war-and-a-few-words-about-agent-emma-aka-asma-al-assad#@world-travel-pro/re-lavater-chemical-attack-hoaxes-leading-to-real-war-and-a-few-words-about-agent-emma-aka-asma-al-assad-20180413t192657120z

I believe Trump is just talking WWF stuff to keep his adversaries off balance. Even if he does drop some bombs, it will be part of the show and lead to nothing. I predict he'll be pulling out the troops as planned. Wouldn't even surprise me if Putin and Trump had this twitter exchange rehearsed beforehand. He's a showman, but I believe he's not in bed with the so called "deep state" and is fully aware this was just another false flag.

which would make sense if we only focus on Trump, but how do France and the UK fit in the picture? They didn't really hit anything either. And why did they have to spend so much for what we all agree was just a show...
Anyway we'll see how things play out soon.