Since when has the U.S. cared about "international law". U.S. politicians consider that they are "the law". Kind of a cowboy approach to "leading the world". Thanks to Jean Chretien, Canada didn't get involved in the last Iraq fiasco. Other than that our governments and media are simply too scared to even try to hold the U.S. to the standard of morality that they claim to exemplify. While it is easy to  criticize the Syrian government, it is reasonable to ask who ask who has fueled the conflict in that country.  Clearly the U.S. is heavily implicated and with disatrous results for the Syrian people. It is well to reflect too on the outcomes of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East over the past 15-20 years. If we continue to allow the U.S. to set the agenda for the world, maybe we should expect similar outcomes for us all.