[AndyJackson]

Jefferson was acting to protect Americans (and other) from being robbed and enslaved by the Barbarians... There is no such analogy in Syria.

I know. They just went and used chemical weapons on their citizens in violation of every international convention going and despite long-standing declared US policy to deter any such use by responding with force, including any force at our disposal if necessary. Nothing remotely close to holding hostages for ransom.

[BuddhaBrown]

“Nothing remotely close to holding hostages for ransom.”

Agreed.

At least in regard to the Americans-at-risk analogy I was clearly suggesting does not exist.