The most important arguments being made by warmongers for the U.S. to make war in Syria are (a) appeasement, (b) morality, and (c) America as exceptional world leader. The appeasement idea is that if the U.S. doesn’t exert force against some evil, it will grow worse and eventually become a very difficult problem to solve. This is a pragmatic argument. The morality idea is that the U.S. is good, that it can identify evils, and that it has a moral obligation to fight them. This idea applies both domestically and internationally. The American leadership idea singles out America as the … Continue reading Why Is Washington United Behind a War in Syria?