I get the desire not to engage in full-scale war...but we're okay with chemical weapons?

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63. if we have a moral obligation, it would be to deal with the deaths our own country unleashes

We are not the world's policeman, as others here have stated. And to the extent that anything needs to be done regarding the chemical weapons used in Syria, the UN inspectors are there, let their work finish and the world community come up with a sanction or whatever else seems appropriate.

For us, I believe we have a moral obligation to deal with the deaths by drone that our own country participates in on a regular basis. We have no moral standing in that part of the world with regard to improper use of weapons, whether chemical or any other kind, when we illegally and without compunction continue to kill civilians with our drone attacks in any country that we feel like it. Let's work hard to make that stop before we feel compelled to get on our moral high horse and demand other countries be on good behavior.