I thought it was a good debate. It’s right that it was debated, and I think they reached the right conclusion at this point.
If the purpose is to send a message to Assad, then we can do that by debating bombing him just as well as actually bombing him. The defeat was narrow, only 11 votes swung it. I imagine if there’s further chemical weapon usage in Syria, the issue will be revisited, but I’ve heard that Assad has settled on using White Phosphorus, which is OK because the Israeli’s already set a precedent.
