The idea that America can manage every wayward regime with its military might is really starting to get us in trouble. At the end of the day the real reason Obama has to strike is because to not strike will make America appear weak, especially since he already went running his mouth about it.
We'll just see how this works out. A few strategical strikes, right? What're they gonna do? They can't bomb the stockpiles for obvious reasons. They say they're not in favor of regime change (because they're rightfully scared of the rebels) yet to weaken to army will certainly tip the scale against the regime. If the regime does fall then the weapons don't simply disappear, they fall into the hands of the rebels. It seems very unlikely that a few strikes is going to solve much of anything at all.
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