Syria: Will the U.S. Congress say 'go ahead' with a strike?

It looks like the United States is on the brink of another war, if Congress gives President Barack Obama the "go ahead" to execute a military strike against Syria.

This all came about after Syria allegedly used a form of deadly Sarin gas on its own people, which resulted in more 1,400 Syrians killed, including over 400 children. President Obama had warned the Syrian regime not to cross the "red line" with the use of chemical weapons. But this bully of nation, lead by President al-Assad, ignored Obama and the United Nations plea on Aug. 21 with a suspected gas attack in the suburbs near Damascus, the capitol of Syria.

As the world watch the actions of the U.S. response, warships are in the Mediterranean Sea with plenty of Tomahawk missiles. The United Nation weapons inspectors have left town and all is clear for a U.S. strike, probably of limited scope and precise placement of artillery. According to President Obama, there will be "no boots on the ground."

The U.S. had hoped to gather support from other members of the U.N., but the British Parliament didn't like the idea of a U.S. led strike against Syria. Therefore British Prime Minister David Cameron's military is staying at home. The U.S. also cannot count on any support from Russia, as they are one of Syria's biggest allies. But the French, governed by President Francois Hollande, have showed some interest in joining the U.S. with military action against the Assad regime.

So as we wait for the U.S. Congress to convene in a few days and take up President Obama's proposal to make good on his word of Syria crossing the chemical-weapons "red line," we can only imagine what this could mean in the long term. It could either be a quick in-and-out strike or the U.S. is drawn right smack into the middle of Syria's civil war. This could get messy really fast.

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