re: #27 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut

I really feel like, truly, some other country should do this if it’s deemed necessary by the international community. It would be better for the world at large. Making the US be the guy who shoots the gun isn’t good for anyone. If the UN wants to punish Assad militarily, then either the UN should do it itself or some other alliance of countries should. The US simply has far too much baggage and any attack from us gives a ready-made rallying cry for those we attack.

And to take this point further, if Syria has used chemical weapons against civilians, that probably creates treaty obligations for just about all members of the UN, including Russia, to take action to stop further atrocities.

If Russia wants to use its security council veto to get in front of that train, all I can say is “please proceed, Mr. Putin”.