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Oh, sweet irony

The US response to the situation in Syria is amusing to me. To be clear, I think that what happened is a very serious situation, and not something that should be taken lightly. What I'm saying is that the manner in which the US is responding (or, at the moment, not responding) is laughable. The same goes for the Brits. I mean seriously, when was the last time the FRENCH were calling for action and it was the limeys and the yankees who couldn't get our act together? The Syrian government bombed its own people with chemical weapons. This is not in dispute, except in the mind of Vladimir Putin and the Chinese. Really, I don't think even they are questioning what happened privately, they're only questioning it publicly to put on a show. If you think they're more credible than France, then UN, and the US, oh, and the 1429 Syrians who died in the attack , I can't help you. The UN security council can't even agree on the day of the week, so anyone who suggests ...