Donald has no idea what he is doing. He made that decision (well, let's face it, he most certainly did not *make* the decision) to appease his nutbag base who thinks this is going to bring about the end times. He has no idea at all what the ramifications are. Anyone who thinks this is part of a strategy (ha!) are vastly overestimating his interest in this or his ability to think more than 0 moves ahead.
While Trump has no ability or interest in thinking strategically, there are many in DC, Israel, and Saudi Arabia who do, and they are playing Kushner like a legacy admission fiddle:
https://www.globalresearch.ca/escalated-israeli-aggression-on-syria-begging-for-war/5621693
"On Monday (12/4) evening, for the second time in three days, an Israeli warplane flying illegally in Lebanese airspace fired multiple missiles at Syria’s Jamarya military facility and research center, northwest of Damascus.
"The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said
"'(t)he army’s air defense confronted an Israeli attack with missiles on one of the military sites in Damascus countryside, destroying three of them.'
"'An informed source told SANA that at 11:30pm (local time) Monday, the Israeli enemy launched a number of missiles targeting one of the military sites in Damascus countryside, adding that the army’s air defense intercepted the Israeli missiles, downing three of them.'
"'On December 1st, the army’s air defense confronted an Israeli attack with surface-to-surface missiles on one of the military sites in Damascus countryside, destroying two of them.'"
"Lebanese sources said the Israeli warplane fired six air-to-ground missiles at the military/research center, three intercepted, others apparently detonating on the ground, loud explosions heard.
"On Monday, Israel’s ambassador to Washington/close Netanyahu confidant
Ron Lauder said
"'(t)he chances of military confrontation are growing.'"