Public opinion in apparently all western countries, including the U.S., opposes a strike on Syria on "their" grounds; people have made it through the crapstorm.
The drums of war are again beating in the West, their ominous clamour signalling a U.S.-led aerial strike against Syria and the Ba'athist regime of Bashar al-Assad.
There's barely a whiff of the skepticism one would expect after the colossal -- and well-documented -- media failure that preceded the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Rallies were held over the weekend in a number of Canadian cities -- including Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary -- to condemn the violent repression carried out by the regime in Egypt.
While strengthening the military's role in the cultural and ideological arena, the Conservatives have also taken a decidedly pro-military position on arms control.