What newspapers abroad are saying about the potential for
military intervention in Syria.   Ian Hurd,Al Jazeera: "Even
incontrovertible evidence of the government's use of gas will
not create a legal mandate for intervention. Debate should focus
instead on how best to help the Syrian people, not on the false
promise of international law. ... There is little history to
back the claim that chemical weapons are universally prohibited.
Many states continue to hold enormous stockpiles of chemical
weapons, including the U.S. and Russia, which suggests they do
not believe they are inherently illegal."  Tom Rogan,The
Guardian, London: "President Obama's statement suggests that the
U.S. intelligence community believes a chemical weapons attack
did indeed occur. (But) even if Obama responds to the latest
outrage in Syria, his existing record suggests that American
leadership will be far from profound. ... Where, for right or
wrong, George W. Bush sought to reshape the political makeup of
the Middle East, his successor