If mankind has been wise in making an international law against chemical weapons, we should listen to Obama. Because that law means nothing if we do nothing.
There is a principle some believe in, that says if there is no law, there is no sin. You're right, it is a scripture from the Book of Mormon. I do not know that it applies here, but I do wonder. It says, "And if there be no righteousness nor happiness there be no punishment nor misery." My understanding of the scripture is that if there is to be good and bad, there needs to be punishment for the bad. I do think chemical weapons are bad. I do think it good that we not allow them, for they are a weapon that could yet cause much harm upon the earth. Perhaps it is inevitable that they will be unleashed yet more, but it seems wise to discourage their usage as much as possible.
So, as President Obama spoke, and as he considered whether we should be policeman to the world, I thought of the above scripture, from my faith, and I thought, If there is no policeman, then there is no law against chemical weapons. If no one is to enforce the law, then the law is of no effect.
Well, perhaps with Syria's saying it will disarm itself of its chemical weapons, that is enough. But, news analysts who spoke after Obama's speech told of the years and years it can take to investigate and rid a place of chemical weapons. They spoke of how it might not be possible to do so while a civil war is raging in Syria.
Bless the the world if it does make efforts, if it does succeed, though it take a decade. The use of these weapons is a crime, or should be. But, if there is no effort against them, then there is no crime.
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