Obama Cites Intl Law to Justify War, Disregards When It Serves Peace

Jon Queally @ Common Dreams - In a stopover in Stockholm, Sweden on his way to the G20 summit set to begin in Russia on Thursday, President Obama defied logic—or at least consistency—as he argued that it was the "international community's credibility that was on the line" and not his own when it came to a military assault on Syria.

Making reference to the Convention Against Chemical Weapons and the obligation to respond to Syria militarily for the alleged use of such weapons, Obama said: "My credibility is not on the line. The international community's credibility is on the line because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important."  Read more.