The Patriot Act maybe the second worst act imposed on the citizens of the United States second only to the un-Afforable Healthcare Act.
The use of chemical weapons, probably from Iraq, is an issue for the UN to deal with and not ours alone. It seems like the two factions that are fighting in Syria are neither our friends or our allies. This is a civil war in which neither side likes us. I say let them all kill each other and let Allah sort it out later.
Should the UN ask us to intervene, we need some cash up front before we fire a single shot.