A pretty good op-ed from the Wall Street Journal, a paper I seldom agree with and this instance is no exception. However, they do a passable job of laying out an argument in favor of the air strikes on Syria. My objections are several. Firstly, why should the US undertake this action when much of of the Western World will not join us? Why should we act in the absence of international agreement? Secondly, why should we do this when the America people are so doubtful? Thirdly, and mainly, to me. Why is the Arab League not leading this charge? Why is it not Saudi, Jordanian or Egyptian planes in the air? This is their neighbor and they have the most to lose. Why should we be in the forefront of an action that is assured to foment more hatred of the US?Just ask the right questions, for crying out loud. We know we CAN do it. We know Assad is despicable. We say we know he is the one that did it. Just, why us?
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