I do believe that, nowadays, when people are fighting for their lives "fair play" is a bu!!sh1t concept that is only considered by those that have only ever sat in the comfort of their own homes whilst being protected by those who see "fair play" as an opportunity to win. YMMV...
AA - the only people getting worked up about this are the US, UK and Fr - all countries with centre / centre left administrations and a generally Liberal outlook on life, who are keen to send other people to war when their dinner table conversations get a bit too close for comfort and they need to feel as though they are doing something.
If Syria is such a problem, why are the Arab states not squaring up to Assad? Why are they not front and centre, after all, this is in their own back yard, not ours. They are the ones with the most to lose when this all goes horribly wrong. Or alternatively, just what do the Arab states know or understand that we seemingly don't?
And what the heck is YMMV!?