[TheRealThing]

First, let me say that Assad's Syrian government deserves to be toppled. However, given that al Qaeda has become an active participant in the effort to overthrow the Syrian government, why would the United States want to waste a penny to help take down the Syrian government?

As for chemical weapons use, I am not condoning Assad's actions, because he would resort to any means to maintain his grip on power, but would not most governments go to any length to remain in power? If al Qaeda were attempting to topple our government, and the end of life as we know it seemed close at hand, I would want Obama to use any means at his disposal to kill as many al Qaeda supporters as possible, as quickly as possible.

Obama should never talk nonsense about "red lines," whether he intends to act or not. Why signal to our enemies the extent to which we will tolerate their bad behavior? That being said, Obama and idiots in Congress like McCain, should stop advocating regime changes in sovereign nations, without having a clue of what life will be like after those changes. Libya, Egypt, ...there is no good reason to add Syria to the list of mistakes that this government has made.

You'd think a Viet Nam era POW and former Naval aviator, would have a lick of sense. McCain shows incredible naivety given his record and military experience.