I’ve just published a foreign policy-related post at Outside the Beltway:
Why the U. S. Will Intervene Militarily in Syria
The case for why that will happen. Do I need to repeat that I’m ag’in it?
I think that ultimately his argument boils down to a) the Russians back Assad and b) there’s pressure within the administration for intervention on humanitarian grounds. This may not be the best time to raise the profile of liberal interventionists within the administration.
The main reason we are likely to end up at war there is that we tend to like going to war. No POTUS, or his party, can afford to look weak on defense. With that as a baseline, it doesn’t take much justification.
Steve