Action on Syria. Which? What? How? Who? Huh?

Great post by Pat Lang on what to do about Syria.

Somewhere along the "dusty trail" a wise man told me that one should never threaten to do what can not be done, nor should one issue an order that is likely to be disobeyed. To do either of these things is to risk a loss of "gravitas." In other words, people will stop listening to you if you do not perform after making rhetorical demands.