On one hand, the Obama administration drew a red line, and warned the Assad Regime against using chemical weapons. There must be consequences in order to maintain a shred of credibility.
On the other hand, no good will come from arming the militant Islamic jihadis that are Assad's opposition. They are enemies of the west.
It wasn't widely reported, but an inadvertent live microphone in Egypt recently caught the leaders of that government clearly naming the US as enemies, even though we've just given them billions of dollars in aid.
On the other hand, no good will come from arming the militant Islamic jihadis that are Assad's opposition. They are enemies of the west.
It wasn't widely reported, but an inadvertent live microphone in Egypt recently caught the leaders of that government clearly naming the US as enemies, even though we've just given them billions of dollars in aid.