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Bill Maher understoodwhy Republicans werehappy to see 59 cruise missiles streaking into the sky over Syria early Friday President Trump was asserting his authority as commander in chief against a dictator whod used chemical weapons on his own citizens.

But Maher said he was disgusted by the words of another group that seemed mesmerized by the missiles: TV journalists.

Even the liberals were all over this last night, he said during his opening monologue Friday night on Real Time with Bill Maher.

Everybody loves this f thing. Cable news loves it when they show footage of destroyers firing cruise missiles at night. Its Americas money shot.

Trump authorized the strike on a military airfield in retaliation for a chemical attack on civilians that killed at least 86people.

[Warplanes return to Syrian town devastated by chemical attack]

The attack ratchets up the intensity of a complicated regional conflict, according to The Washington Posts James Hohmann, and makes a conflict with Russia more likely.

News networks looped reel footage provided by the Pentagon of cruise missiles being launched from a ship and streaking into the night sky, complete with commentary.

The Department of Defense released video of the U.S. military launching cruise missiles in Syria after President Trump ordered the strike on April 6. (Department of Defense)

Reflecting on the strike, Fareed Zakaria opined on CNN: I think Donald Trump became president of the United States last night.

As The Posts Derek Hawkins reported, Brian Williams seemed so dazzled by the images that he described them as beautiful and quoted singer Leonard Cohen: I am guided by the beauty of our weapons.

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Maher wasnt the only one appalled by the journalists laudatory words.

Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan wrote that after the strikes, praise flowed like wedding champagne especially on cable news.

And in a Facebook Post, Dan Rather took fellow journalists to task:

The number of members of the press who have lauded the actions last night as presidential is concerning, he wrote. War must never be considered a public relations operation. It is not a way for an Administration to gain a narrative. It is a step into a dangerous unknown and its full impact is impossible to predict, especially in the immediate wake of the first strike.

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'Even the liberals were all over this': Bill Maher disgusted by the cable news response to Syria - Washington Post