International Interference, or Lack Thereof

This article is written by Putin (well, a translation obviously from Russian) about international law and the United States' involvement in international relations lately, especially where it concerns Syria. Basically, Putin is advocated against military actions by the United States in Syria. Such actions, Putin says, would be against the interests of numerous other nations in the United Nations and would not further the view that America appears to have of itself as a model for democracy, but rather a country that relies on brute force to bend nations to its will. Disobeying laws would only bring about the same fate that the League of Nations suffered before WW2. Furthermore, numerous Americans have spoken out against action being taken in Syria, especially after the mess that America engaged in in Iraq. Frankly, the Middle East can;t suffer any more tumult after what with the chaos of Afghanistan and Iraq. It is alarming that force has became the main point of intervention for America. Civilian casualties are almost a definite occurence and if we allow this to happen then what are we but murderers? http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/opinion/putin-plea-for-caution-from-russia-on-syria.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and political settlement.