Star Spangled Banner

"The jihadists benefit in all the chaos," said Samir Nachar, a Syrian Opposition Coalition member opposed to the rebel extremists. "They gain as the moderates waffle about waiting for the rest of the world."*
Question Time was interesting this evening. At times descending into a squabble about Cameron's statement about not respecting the will of parliament. If there was appetite for intervention, there wouldn't be such a farce. On one side those who wanted to praise the Russians, the very people who have been arming Assad and blocking any action against him, as peacemakers, who might end this "double proxy war" (Caroline Lucas). Chuka Umana and Caroline Lucas told us there were other things we could be doing like helping the refugees, just as Jeremy Paxman was pointing out on Newsnight that the vast majority of refugees have fled Assad's army.
And so the arguments of the liberal interventionists, that it is the credible threat of force, that the time for action is now, are rehabilitated. Even Caroline Lucas was forced to say she'd support the use of force if the case that it would work was made, that if two-thirds of the UN General Assembly voted for it it could bypass the Security Council. If there isn't military support for Syrians trying to determine their own destiny, as the crisis in Syria goes from worse to who knows where, the argument will swing back to whether a solution can be imposed to them by imperial consensus or by sending the Marines.
The Americans have supposedly finally sent through some light weaponry. It might not be a game-changer, but it can't hurt. I don't expect the rifles blow up if the owner fails to sing the Star Spangled Banner each morning.
*[http://online.wsj.com/…/SB100014241278873238646045790689509…]