Gerry Connolly actually said...

the centrality of rule of law and respect for the spectrum of civil rights, human rights, we believe, as Americans, are universal.

I don't think the administration is fiddling, and I can't imagine you, representing the administration, believe that either.

I can tell you in my own district, Syrian minorities have very mixed feelings about what is unfolding in Syria.

I would contend that there are no easy choices for the United States in Syria. And to suggest otherwise is itself misleading.