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The difference between dropping and not dropping bombs on Syria is not just the difference between the merits of war and diplomacy.
UN weapons inspectors said they had "clear and convincing" evidence that the nerve gas sarin had been used against civilians in a suburb of Damascus.
The Syria issue took a positive turn as there are sparks of hope that a planned US military strike against the arab country could be averted.
The international community have responded positively to a Russian proposal that the Middle East place its chemical weapons under international control.
The US' winner of Nobel Peace Prize will order a fatal strike on Syrian government targets, when US Congress, not the UN Security Council, okays it.
The majority of the world's countries support political solutions to the Syria crisis, it is the US' unilateralism and defiance of international law that are really weakening its claims to global leadership.
The US military action against Syria loomed larger as President Barack Obama secured the key backing of House leaders in his push for military action.
The United States has always, sided with colonial powers or former colonial powers in conflicts with colonies or former colonies.
Syrians face imminent bombing by Western forces led by the US. They face more deaths and suffering what many believe is a chemical weapon attack.
Global concerns that the United States would launch immediate military action against the Middle East country have been temporarily relieved.