John Kerry

Being Obama's point man and being forced to reason for an intervention in Syria with the most tortured arguments is shameful for JK. His legacy should be one of peace. A successful deal between Palestine and Israel being his crowning achievement. Instead we get him justifying a war before the SFRC. What irony! He has come full circle indeed, but not in a good way at all!

I was on the fence about Syria until a couple of days ago, but not anymore. Yes, using chemical weapons is crossing the red line that the international community drew long ago. Obama had that right, despite some here claiming he was walking back his own statement. But why does this line have to be enforced in the way that is being advocated now? And where is the UN on this? Why this rush to bomb who only knows what? Something is beginning to stink about the administration's argument. They also don't appear to have an exit strategy and/or contingency plans in case things don't go as smoothly as they envision. And the most disturbing thing is this new willingness to "go bigger" than previously planned.

No, this whole mess is not good at all. Obama and his admin need to eat crow, back down, and go to the UN for comprehensive measures.