You know what is worse than gas? Fire. Fire burns when you breath it in, and you should see what it does when it gets on your skin. This arbitrary no-no about which chemical compounds are grounds to invade other countries is bad policy.
If there is no moral qualms about chemical weapons, why did even Hitler shun their use in WWII?
“chemical compounds are grounds to invade other countries is bad policy.”
There won’t be an invasion.
“his arbitrary no-no about which chemical compounds are grounds to invade other countries is bad policy.”
While I agree that there is and should probably be no particular philosophical difference between 2 different and horrible ways to kill other human beings, the fact is that about 100 years ago, in light of the horrific experiences of the various combatants with poison gas, it was decided to put that particular genie back in the bottle...and Assad took out the cork. Obama did nothing about it but huff and puff like the pussified windbag that he is, but Donald Trump said, “ENOUGH!” Personally, I find it hard to disagree.
Maybe, just maybe, putting on form of mass killing off of the table will lead to another method being taken off? Even if not, it certainly seems worth a try - especially when it was just used against defenseless civilians. Trump merely indicated that it wouldn’t be done for free ever again.