my only Q - What better outcome could there be here?
War? Let him keep gassing/potential refugee crisis?
They give up the weapons. The only thing spent was what, obama's political capital? lol like he has any. It's war rhetoric... leaders do it in public and behind closed doors all the time. Saddam didn't give up until 24 hours before war... by then, we bombed anyway. Assad decided to give in before congress even got it to a vote.