Funny how during the Obama presidency the American press reported that the "United States bombs 5 Muslim nations".
But read the papers today and they will tell you that "Trump Attacks Syria".
That cartoon of the Pentagon being responsible for the decisions versus Trump making them individually shows the exact same mentality - Trump is behind everything. We saw a similar press mindset during the Bush administration, but this time it's verging on an obsession.
Personally I have always believed that presidents do exactly what they are told.