Anti-Syria involvement voices of both parties have suddenly been speaking up. I can sympathize with those who would rather us not be involved in any way whatsoever because there is no winning side we can put in place with boots on the ground. Boots on the ground would instantly attract the same militants we are facing in Afghanistan and did face in Iraq. And even if we controlled the country, we cannot reconcile Alawites, the Sunni's, the Shiites, the Kurds and the Coptics. Other than the Kurd's, they would probably all be shooting at us. We would be there forever.
On the other hand, Syria has tons of weapons and tons of chemical weapons. The worst elements in Syria would turn on Israel and the U.S. if given the chance. Syria is just about in the state Afghanistan was under the Taliban. No good can come from that.
We must find a way to inhibit the Syrian government from using chemical weapons and we must find a way to support the good rebels (it appears we still need to identify them and I do hope they exist).
It is interesting. People of the Hebrew faith generally are not in the camp we should do nothing. I know I am not. That is because the use of gas brings back the horrors of the Holocaust. No people should ever be subject to that again. That, and WWI, is why the Chemical Weapons Treaty exists. Syria is a signer to that Treaty and has violated it. That is legal justification enough to send a military response.
So, fire away USA and I hope you hit some useful targets that help the good rebels.
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