Syria

So, it looks like Syria WAS behind the assassination of Rafik Hariri, the former president of Lebanon. The response: a call for UN action.
UN action. a couple of years ago, the US government would have laughed at the thought. They would have considered launching an attack, as they did in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Unfortunately, too much of America's military might is now focused on Iraq. The United States can no longer make credible threats against other countries, except in the most dire circumstances. Unilateralism has died.
It didn't have to. America had enough military strength. It could have crushed Iraq and moved on. But it didn't. It went in too weak, and without a plan. It stayed to do a job better suited to ambassadors and bureaucrats.
And now America has to call upon the UN to frighten Syria. Don't tell Bolton. It might kill him.