To call Syria a hornets nest would be an insult to hornets everywhere. And, to be fair, hornets don’t deserve the comparison. They are actually among nature’s greatest altruists. Thanks to the unique genetic process called haplodiploidy, the hornets in a nest are all more closely related to each other than human brothers and sisters are.  A hornet does not think twice about sacrificing itself for the hive. And no hornet would ever use sarin gas on a member of its own nest.

And now, an editorial comment: First, let me say; while I love to see words form a coherent and logical statement appear before me, as I lust for an understanding of this planet and of those who live upon her and long to gather diverse points of view while forming my own, I am neither now nor have I ever been a journalist, so this by definition is purely opinion.