"I think the truth is that things are different now. It is much more difficult for the US to let a dictator get away with things like using chemical weapons bec

"I think the truth is that things are different now. It is much more difficult for the US to let a dictator get away with things like using chemical weapons because of the rapid dissemination of information from people on the ground." I am not so sure that we wont read in 20 years that the gassing of civilians in Syria was done by the opposition forces with logistical and tactical support of the US to legitimate another US war.