( CNN ) -- News that the United States is considering a military strike on Syria in response to the Bashar al-Assad regime 's suspected use of chemical weapons suggests we could soon see an American bombing campaign on the war-torn country . The atrocities that took place in Syria recently , such as those that have been taking place there for almost two years , are deplorable and inhuman . Before bombing Syria over the regime 's latest crimes , however , we should stand back and ask , `` And then what ? '' Bergen : For U.S. , Syria is truly a problem from hell . A brief bombing campaign in Syria might make the United States and its allies feel like they are doing something , but it will prove nothing . We have already abstained from getting involved in the civil war for two years and have chosen not to respond to evidence ( albeit less clear ) of another chemical attack this year . We have already concluded that as terrible as the civil war is , it can not be our war . The bombing will not change this -- and then what ? Both sides in Syria are bad . One side is a brutal dictator , and the other includes Islamists and terrorists who are dangerous already and who would be brutal in power if given the chance . We will not spend the time , money and blood to create a desirable side in Syria . There is no victory to be had there . Syria is not the greatest threat in the Middle East to U.S. or world security . The Iranian regime is working every day to get a nuclear weapon . It poses a direct threat to Israel 's survival and a long-term threat to America . The conflicts in Syria , Egypt and Libya are small threats compared with the disaster that could ensue and the lives that would be endangered if Iran succeeds in its drive for nuclear weapons . We should focus more on the truly big threat ahead of the headlines of the day -- or we will be reading much worse headlines in the future . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Newt Gingrich .
U.S. is considering a military strike on Syria in response to chemical weapons attack . Newt Gingrich : The atrocities are deplorable , but there is no desirable side in Syria . As terrible as this civil war is , it can not be our war , Gingrich says . Gingrich : A much more serious threat to U.S. interests is possibility of Iran nuclear bomb .