There seems to be a lot of international push back against American machismo.

[Stinky The Clown]

Good.

Even our allies are pushing pretty strongly. The Brits are passing some law forbidding their involvement without UN sanction. Our STRONG regional ally, Jordan, is say now way to using their territory or air space for any of this.

[reformist2]

1. It's sad that *American* pushback doesn't matter.

[dballance]

2. So the rest of the world DID learn something from the Iraq and Afghanistan debacles.

Well who'd have thunk it? The US and the UK basically knowingly lied to the UN and cast aspersions on every country not willing to join us in our illegal invasion of Iraq. Now, the USA and UK administrations are paying the piper for that.

[TwilightGardener]

3. I don't think this is a "machismo" response. I don't think a chemical weapons attack is a

problem waiting for talk, diplomacy and negotiation to solve. This does not fit the mold that everyone here seems to be relying on. That's why it's so problematic.