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

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61. You can't even realize that your rebuttal

is nothing more than a rephrasing of what you already stated. Saying it again still doesn't make it so.

Do you realize how ridiculous your last statement is? You are attempting to draw a causality argument with the idea that the current situation is somehow related to Kerry's obvious failure at a diplomatic solution. That is post hoc lunacy.

I acknowledge that Kerry attempted to secure a diplomatic solution while as a Senator. He did not succeed. Is he the only choice and option we have then for a diplomatic solution? Of course not, that is equally ridiculous.

The current situation concerns an alleged chemical weapons attack and the US under Obama's administration mistaken belief that they will be the deciders on how the Convention is upheld even if it means a non UN approved illegal military action before the full investigation has even been completed or discussed by the international community.

Which leads us full circle back to the cowboy fucking diplomacy of the US. Perhaps we should not take Clausewitz so literally. When diplomacy ends or falters, we do not always have to rush in guns a blazing to make it 'right'.