Navy ready to launch first strike on Syria

[branford]

40. I'm not certain that military involvement, without the ability or committment

to achieve the goals set for such an operation, is particularly wise.

I did not like it when the USA was the world's policeman under Republican administrations, and I will not necessarily support it just because a Democrat is in the White House.

However, note that I'm not stating that I would never support a military undertaking. I have just not seen anything that gives me confidence that either American interests are directly threatened or that any sacrifice of American lives has a good chance to effectively eliminate Assad's chemical arsenal, or any chemical weapons now in possession of the rebels.

All the very recent saber-rattling aside, I'm quite pleased that Obama appears to be taking a slow and methodical approach before ordering any military action.