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Sep 4, 2013

The Syrian Intervention

A military intervention would be considered successful if it accomplishes the following:
Yeah, right!
  1. It destroys existing stockpiles of WMDs;
  2. It cripples Syrian capacity to manufacture or acquire more WMDs;
  3. It drastically reduces the civilian death and injury toll;
  4. It does not weaken either side in the Syrian civil war to allow a change of balance;
  5. It holds the users of chemical weapons accountable for their war crimes;
  6. It persuades the warring sides to seek a political solution;
  7. The USA is seen as a moral force willing to do what is necessary
Any chance that military strikes by Obama will accomplish any of the above?  Possibly some of 1 and 3. At best.