I have been on the fence with this - torn between my emotional heartache for those being sacrificed and is it any of our business. I am now settled with my belief that there are too many unknowns in this situation for us to get involved without the support of the rest of the world. This is not our battle - if anyone needs to be punished for using chemical weapons it should be done by the world community not the US.
As far as our credibility - it's already shot. The minute the President drew that red line (which he did draw - not the world community that he claims) and didn't cross it when he had the proof he was waiting for it showed weakness. Today I am glad he waited because as more information comes out we really don't know who is fighting who in Syria. Our credibility has degraded since he has been in office with no clear foreign policy and this could be seen as the straw that breaks the camels back. Had he not drawn the red line to begin with (hindsight is 20/20) this would probably be a different ball game right now.
I pray for the safety of our county and the restoration of respectability to the office of The President of the United States.
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