>Real evidence of chemical weapons use - the red line that keeps smearing? I'd be amazed if there really was any use. Syria does have nerve agents - same as Iraq. But I don't see Assad as arrogant enough to use them like Hussein did. Perhaps a local commander panicked or wanted to play messiah, but I'd be fairly surprised at that.
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>I don't have much doubt that CWs were used - either by Assad or even by a rogue military operation.
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>But Obama has not made any convincing case that this is qualitatively different than, say, the Jinjaweed (Arab militia) killing a far greater # in the Sudan.....or the machete-wielding killers in Africa who have killed even more. What I find amazing is the possibility that the Senate will likely pass this. Barack Obama refuses to own any problem he creates or exacerbates - he needs to own this.

Syria being closer to Iraq (as well as Israel, Iran,Afghanistan and the other middle east worry spots) makes the difference. Similar to Lybia having natural resources.
(And welcome back fellow Tull afficionado)