A significant achievement of the human race: It succeeded in banning chemical weapons.

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44. Of course, it is worthwhile to agree to ban certain weapons.

But is Obama's unilateral military intervention against international law and American public support is 'standing up' for these conventions?

You mean there isn't anything else he could do within those constraints? I mean, after all, he does work for us, the American public. The US is still a member state of the UN and a UNSC vetoing power.

So this is just another variation on the 'looking touch' argument. You just frame it as 'meaning something'. So if we don't attack Syria right now with missiles, anything else is not 'meaningful'?

Have you and Obama given other countries that are part of the Convention the opportunity to 'stand up'? Has the UN published its weapon inspectors report yet? Has a Security Council meeting been called to discuss diplomatic and economic means of resolution?