A Queen of Heart's advice for Syria  By HARLAN ULLMAN, UPI
Outside View Commentator   |   Sept. 4, 2013 at 12:02 AM   |   0
comments  WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Lewis Carroll's "Alice in
Wonderland" offers a relevant insight into how to respond -- or
not -- to chemical weapons attacks two weeks ago outside
Damascus that claimed nearly 1,500 lives.  "Sentence before
verdict," thundered the Queen of Hearts as Alice watched.  For
much of last week, a punitive military strike seemed imminent
before a verdict had been rendered. But the queen also cried
"off with their heads!"  Evidence mounts that Bashar Assad's
regime used sarin-filled missiles. Yet, the gross
misrepresentations over Saddam Hussein's non-existent arsenal of
weapons of mass destruction a dozen years ago aren't forgotten
and many demand proof beyond a reasonable doubt if force is to
be used in Syria.  Cautioned by Parliament's rejection last week
of Prime Minister David Cameron's request to strike Syria
despite the government's 85-seat majority a