The world has been watching closely the horror story that has been unfolding in Syria, especially with the recent deaths of many citizens through alleged use of poison chemicals, which violates international law, and has generated heated debate throughout much of the world as to what should be done about it.The Bashar Assad Government, has denied carrying out such an attack, and instead, places the blame on rebels who they describe as terrorists.In the latest incident, hundreds of men, women, and children died in twisting agony, much of it captured on camera, through what experts said was exposure to a nerve gas.The US Secretary of State John Kerry, told the nation there was absolute proof, the Assad Government forces, had used chemical weapons that left more than 400 children dead.He said such a horrible deed could not go unpunished by the international community.However trying to build a coalition to avoid having the United States appear to be acting alone, turned out to be a bigger challenge than expected.US President Barack Obama, almost a year ago speaking on the conflict, said if the Assad regime resorted to chemical weapons against their own people, it would be ”crossing a red line” and that would warrant some type of response.However much of the world seems unwilling to open yet another war, after Iraq and Afghanistan have left such a trail of blood letting, with no solution yet.The US’s number one ally Great Britain, fell away from any coalition after The House of Commons voted against British military intervention in Syria. This followed a massive public outcry.The Prime Minister, David Cameron, despite the political defeat, openly stated he remains supportive to President Obama, for wanting to take action against the Assad regime.Some observers believe Britains reaction was a direct result of UK involvement in the Iraq conflict, with much of that country still in turmoil.Although it is understood that the US President, could take action against the Syrian regime without Congressional approval, in the face of mounting criticism, and perhaps because of Britains stance, he has opted to seek approval from Congress, before pushing the button for the military to carry what he describes as limited strikes on specific targets. There would be no boots on the ground.If the strikes are carried out, much of the world is concerned about how this will play out with oil producing nations sympathetic to the Assad Government.In fact that entire region could be under threat, if any further violence erupted following military intervention.This could mean oil prices could spiral with just about every country feeling the pinch.No place in the world depending on oil and fuel supplies including Bermuda would be exempt from what could be a very challenging time.There will likely be fierce debate when the US Congress re convenes over the Presidents decision to conduct a military strike aimed at weakening the regime, and alerting any others that use of chemical weapons will not be accepted by the international community.America is bitterly divided over taking military action to solve the problem, even though most feel the horrible killing of children with chemical weapons should not be ignored.If those children seen worldwide in those gruesome pictures were Americans, or were British, the reaction in those countries might have been different.President Obama, is in a very tight spot politically, with such a divided Congress, but all leaders at times dating back to President Abraham Lincoln, were faced with tough decisions in the struggle for peace a justice.Tourism usually suffers when global conflicts of any type erupt, since people tend to stick close to home and keep a close watch on their purse strings.Lets hope whatever is decided will be for the better in the middle east and the world.Most people want justice for the killing of those children, but they also want a more peaceful world.Sometimes there has to be a price to achieve both.