And now yet another rant about politics and politicians...

Ok, so Syria. Chemical weapons being used. Ok it's bad. Yes they need to be stopped, but is it really going to make a difference. While I'm not saying that we shouldn't do anything, we need to understand that we don't have the same amount of power that we did in WWII. In his address to the nation, the President states,

"Others have asked whether it's worth acting if we don’t take out Assad.  As some members of Congress have said, there’s no point in simply doing a “pinprick” strike in Syria.

Let me make something clear:  The United States military doesn't do pinpricks.  Even a limited strike will send a message to Assad that no other nation can deliver."

That might work, if we had the same power that we used to. Also it has become clear to me that Russia is Assad's strongest ally. So this means that if this backfires and we have to use force, America might find itself in a war with Russia. Hopefully, this all blows over "smoothly" and we won't have to worry.

Also, it seems that France, the United Kingdom, and China as well as some other European countries may or are going to get involved. The President says this in his address,

"I've spoken to the leaders of two of our closest allies, France and the United Kingdom, and we will work together in consultation with Russia and China to put forward a resolution at the U.N. Security Council requiring Assad to give up his chemical weapons, and to ultimately destroy them under international control."

And finally the President also states this,

"And we will continue to rally support from allies from Europe to the Americas -- from Asia to the Middle East -- who agree on the need for action." 

So it seems to me, that the World is going to get involved. But what happens if it doesn't work and fighting begins? 

On that note, my rant is now coming to a close. I leave you with this, How long until Germany gets involved?
We shall see.

If you want to read the President's speech, you can go to this link: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/10/remarks-president-address-nation-syria