We're serious. We mean it. We're not just fucking around this time. No, really.
Deep in this NYTimes article, an unnamed American official states:
The official added: "We have had people for years sending them messages telling them to change their behavior. And they don't seem to recognize the seriousness of those messages. The hope is that Syria gets the message."Now maybe it's just me, but if you tell me for years and years that I'd better change my behavior or else, and I never change and there's absolutely no consequence, then when you come back to me the next time with another this-time-you-mean-it declaration, then I'm going to laugh in your face. Especially if I know your military is stretched ass-thin and your president is the laughing-stock of his own country.
