"The purpose of the attack was to degrade and destroy Assad's chemical weapons infrastructure. Chemical weapons which are illegal, immoral and inhumane. He has used these chemical weapons on numerous occasions against his own population. It was also to send a clear message to other tyrants who might opt to do the same that if they do there will be a price to pay. The free and democratic nations of the world support the action as do the citizens of Syria who fear they could be the next victims."

Isn't it amazing how we are now getting this mealy-mouthed, sanctimonious stuff about the ALLEGED use of chemical weapons last week from people who either denied or defended the use of white phosphorus in Gaza against innocent civilians in Cast Lead by the IDF... And not a word about those dozens of fighter jets we are selling to Saudi while they are bombing Yemeni civilians back to the stone age...and beheading hundreds of people a year in public squares...