Syria

From what I can tell, it looks like we are going to attack Syria in a "limited" missile strike kind of way.  Bill Clinton was a fan of such strikes.  They cost us nothing at home.  It is "war" without really being war.  Of course, the people on the other end of such strikes don't feel this way.  They feel angry and bitter and resentful and plot their revenge.  But this doesn't matter for the US election cycle and our politicians are creatures of this cycle.

And I'm not sure the alternative to Assad is preferable.  Are we?  I understand the logic of punishing for the use of chemical weapons.  But are we supposed to be the world police?