1. There's still a pretty strong chance this was a false flag (as in ISIS gases people and Assad gets blamed). Pressure and preparation are warranted; war is not.

2. The US should absolutely not get into another unilateral op, and removing Assad without providing stability is only going to empower ISIS. If there's a military repercussion, either make it limited enough to maintain the balance of power (which is hurting ISIS badly), or make it sufficient that ISIS has no vacuum to fill after Assad is gone. This would be the perfect opportunity for the EU, the UN, and/or NATO to do something useful for a change.

3. Assad is really a cunt anyway, so if the EU, UN, and/or NATO would like to skip step one, I'm all in favor. I just better not see another OIF-style """"""coalition""""" in which >80% of the funding is coming from the USA.

Update: missile retribution has been delivered.

Double update: conflicting reports, but at least some sources are saying 59 missiles hit home and the barrage caused [i]zero casualties?[/i] Game-changing-ish levels of interesting if true.