Obama said he was against dumb wars, like Iraq. some uses of force are good, some war is good, some force isn't war, some force can be used without getting us into quagmire, upholding the law against chem weapons, helping to either destroy the assad regime capability, make it pay a price so it's less likely to kill 1500 or 5,000 or 50,000 with this poison, making it less likely others will do so, making it less likely oppo groups will get them or al quada.

before passion took us into stupid war. now it's blocking smart and proper, reasonable, justified and limited use of force.

this is weaponry that even hitler didn't use on the battlefield. if we do nothing we establish there's no real norm against it and this makes it far more likely these weapons will come into more use.

Obama is the guy we elected. let' s listen to him make his case. he's being a great liberal standout in even seeking congressional approval, too. chemical weapons ARE different and worse because if they come into common use expect millions to die and the entire effort since ww1 to go up in smoke. imagine if it becomes okay to use chemical weapons. this will be our legacy? dear grandkids, we left you higher sea levels and we ended the norm against chemical weapons.