A strike against Syria won't be a one-off and it won't be surgical

Unlike Israeli strikes against Syria like the one above, which was a one-time surgical strike. Eliot Cohen writes that an American strike against Syria will not be over in a day or two and will not be surgical. On the other hand, for the US not to strike Syria now would erode whatever prestige the US has left in the Middle East (Hat Tip: Memeorandum).

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