When is a red line more of a grey area?

[eppie]

EDIT: What did I learn? What is the take-away from all this?

I think just understanding why I feel the way I do has helped me come to grips with my reactions and ultimately gives me more control to see the situation for what it is instead of letting it get under my skin and become reactionary. I still think Obama should take some action in Syria because of what he said, but if he doesn't, I'm at peace with it.

Hmm, I don't know. I maybe see it a bit different from Europe, and the fact is that I am not too much into this but Obama is in his second term so what should he be scared about? For a democrat to be tougher against other countries and even go to war would only be favorable election-wise.

So to me a US president that keeps his head cool has much more respect than one that doesn't.
A good conflict involving the Russians would be great for your weapons industry but for the rest......Iraq and Afghanistan have shown that invading such a country is not so easy, and it also doesn't really help a lot.