So let me see if I understand right wing punditry.

Invading Syria is a stupid thing to do because we will be al Qaeda's airforce.

Not invading Syria is a stupid thing to do because it projects weakness.

Allowing Russia to mediate in dealing with the chemical weapons is a stupid thing to do because it also projects weakness.

Saber rattling without invading, even if we can accomplish our goals through diplomacy, is a stupid thing to do because, yes, it projects weakness.

The only reasonable course of action is to go back in time two years and attack Syria then, because attacking them two years ago makes sense while attacking them now is stupid.

We have the power to rain a thousand missles on a city in a single day, but having a man born in Mombasa in the White House makes us weak.

Did I miss anything?