It&#x27;s not that I disagree with the points brought up by this article (how could I! We&#x27;ve known these things to be true for years!), but I&#x27;m worried about the leap that people make, namely that military action isn&#x27;t necessary.<p>It&#x27;s hard to imagine any effective strategy that doesn&#x27;t involve killing people in Syria.  It&#x27;s disgusting, necessary, and -- I willingly admit -- not sufficient.