syria, no one elected the us world policeman, page-110

"any action taken would be purely punitive and of a surgical strike nature to ensure they didnt try it again"

Well, the last I heard, Obama said he might give them some sort of warning shot "in front of the bow". In other words nothing! (=>The market should rally tonight!)

The fact is Obama cant take any action if the Putin says no.

That's because the Ruskies have both their people and military hardware in Syria and that gives them a right to defend both their people and hardware from attack under international law.