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What's in Syria worth fighting for?
...Freedom? Democracy? The only reasons no ones in already is because they have no oil... but are strategically important in the local area... so it's a dilemna...
...also... the US and UK are committed to other conflicts all over the world...
meh... if you thought the defecit of both countries is bad now... try funding another POS war in a country that i couldn't give two shits about...
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I hope so
El Maricon Loco
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Send me in for some of that Syrian Militia bull-dike action!
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We seem to always act like it, though.
Capt. Lurker
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NO...
Bottom line, hell NO!!
Yes we do, and we need to stop and keep to our own business.
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The US is already involved and has been for some time.
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The US defence budget is pretty much the same as the rest of the world combined. I read that the US military spends more on air conditioning than Britain spends on defence, in total.
So that's why people look to the US for indications of what to do. It's fair enough in theory to say that the US should take care of their own business but they have moved themselves into a position of overbearing power on purpose, over a number of decades, because it's what they wanted. For the US to back away from the obligations they have made for themselves now would be irresponsible.
So to my mind they should be making some moves in Syria, with the rest of the world showing their support through the UN.
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Don't really know if we should get involved but nerve gas and killing children is some fucked up shit. depending on what the UN inspectors find I will have to hold judgment on this one. I know that it would not be boots on the ground but a lot of sea and air bombardment.
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Yes, historically the US drives intervention.
I would hope that the US government would have learned from the past, and let the rest of the world step up.
I don't understand why it's taken this long? What country calls itself an ally to Syria?
I would hope that the US government would have learned from the past, and let the rest of the world step up.
I don't understand why it's taken this long? What country calls itself an ally to Syria?
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Why does poison gas necessitate intervention but the mass killing by conventional arms does not?
It appears that some kinds of murder are more tolerable than others. The US is morally bankrupt.
Intervention by the US and her allies is only a matter of time.
It appears that some kinds of murder are more tolerable than others. The US is morally bankrupt.
Intervention by the US and her allies is only a matter of time.
Lemony Vengeance
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Russia. That's why it's taken this long.
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Police force lmao...
dimwitted, violent, self righteous enforcers who trample and rob the poor to make the rich richer?
That's EXACTLY what the US is (both home and abroad).
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Yes, the US should get involved. Syria's Assad gov't is using chemical weapons on its own people - not only to stop that internal abuse, but also to prevent Syria from pointing those weapons on its neighbors and nearby communities. The question is how does the US do this while keeping the death toll at a minimum.
The best solution I can think of right now is to maintain diplomatic confrontation. Attacking Syria right now is attacking Syria's supporters, which include Russia, most prominently. Russia is probably only supporting Assad so long as Assad keeps signing checks over to them, but Russia also has an interest in maintaining the balance of power in the Middle East. If the US attacks Syria, Russia could enter on the side of Syria, or be dragged into it by supplying Assad during the conflict, or by attacking US forces on the periphery. If Russia is brought in, a domino effect would follow. This isn't a winning situation because other countries would be dragged into the conflict - over Syria.
On the flip side, the US could try to strengthen sanctions against Syria, which may benefit Russia in collecting more massive checks, but when the money dries up, Russia might just say fuck it and let the country drop off.
One thing that should happen is that the US prosecutes anyone connected to the sale of chemical weapons to Iraq back in the '80s. Then the US can call for equal prosecution against Putin and the entire Russian administration. Think the people in Russia wouldn't like that after the outcry they had from Putin's sham re-election? It would be a white revolution. All the US would have to do is sacrifice some shriveled white republicans who sold chemical weapons to Saddam Hussein.
The best solution I can think of right now is to maintain diplomatic confrontation. Attacking Syria right now is attacking Syria's supporters, which include Russia, most prominently. Russia is probably only supporting Assad so long as Assad keeps signing checks over to them, but Russia also has an interest in maintaining the balance of power in the Middle East. If the US attacks Syria, Russia could enter on the side of Syria, or be dragged into it by supplying Assad during the conflict, or by attacking US forces on the periphery. If Russia is brought in, a domino effect would follow. This isn't a winning situation because other countries would be dragged into the conflict - over Syria.
On the flip side, the US could try to strengthen sanctions against Syria, which may benefit Russia in collecting more massive checks, but when the money dries up, Russia might just say fuck it and let the country drop off.
One thing that should happen is that the US prosecutes anyone connected to the sale of chemical weapons to Iraq back in the '80s. Then the US can call for equal prosecution against Putin and the entire Russian administration. Think the people in Russia wouldn't like that after the outcry they had from Putin's sham re-election? It would be a white revolution. All the US would have to do is sacrifice some shriveled white republicans who sold chemical weapons to Saddam Hussein.
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..and in what can only be described as a strange case of coincidence, this article comes out:
CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/08/25/secret_cia_files_prove_america_helped_saddam_as_he_gassed_iran
They've got links to the documents and it's pretty messed up. I suppose having a strong stance against Syria right now could help people forget about trifling little details from the past like this.
CIA Files Prove America Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/08/25/secret_cia_files_prove_america_helped_saddam_as_he_gassed_iran
They've got links to the documents and it's pretty messed up. I suppose having a strong stance against Syria right now could help people forget about trifling little details from the past like this.
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I have to disagree. The people of the USA are by a large margin neither rich nor evil. Lots of my family have fought in wars to preserve our freedom especially WW2. I'm proud to be an American for the ideals our country stands for. Freedom and liberty and the right to life. Maybe our government is corrupt in a lot of ways but that is not the majority of our citizens. I'm not rich or looking to screw anyone over I just want the right to a decent life by my own hands and the freedom for others to do the same. Forget nationality's you should want for no one to suffer cruelty and death and for sure not by the hands of their own government. Don't judge an entire country of people by the actions of their leaders but it's people.
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people.
We have what we've earned. We deserve every bit of criticism for the politico-tainment farce that we call our federal government. There is no turning this boat around now, we're going full steam with the rudder stuck. There is an iceberg out there somewhere, so maybe the faster we ram it and sink this ship, the quicker we can get around to rebuilding.
I say we go to Syria, I want drone strikes every 5 minutes, 10,000 troops on the ground, not only sanctions and a trade embargo but an active blockade, hell let's just use chemical weapons on them.
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Bring in the UN.
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Here comes another war.
No, there's absolutely no way the US government should wage yet another aggressive war of imperialism thinly veiled as a humanitarian effort. I can't believe people still think interventionism is a sound philosophy.
No, there's absolutely no way the US government should wage yet another aggressive war of imperialism thinly veiled as a humanitarian effort. I can't believe people still think interventionism is a sound philosophy.