You can always tell armed conflict's in the offing when you see economic illiterate

[Burney]

I have some questions about our reasoning for such action, though.

1. Surely it is in our interest for Assad to be in charge, rather than Islamists?
2. Killing civilians with gas is naughty, no doubt, but is it really any naughtier than killing them with barrel bombs or good old-fashioned AK-47s?
3. Surely the first bomb we drop will trigger another flood of 'refugees', all claiming to be fleeing the wanton death and destruction committed by the West

I think there's a rather bigger picture, tbh. This isn't about Assad. Nobody really cares if middle Eastern savages slaughter their populace by whatever means. It's simply what This is about showing Iran and Russia that the West is sick of their sh1t; that that limp-wristed fanny Obama is no longer in charge and that red lines will not be crossed with impunity.