Obama authorizes secret U.S. support for Syrian rebels (Israel, weapons, regime)
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Originally Posted by roysoldboy
I bolded the part of the Federal government you listed that is not a part of the Executive branch. I doubt very seriously that there would be even one of those Rings for the Congress these days,
WHY? It was Congress that voted to fund the Iraq War of Choice. If they didn't imagine some part of the Constitution gave the government power to police the world they shouldn't have voted to fund the police, eh?
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Originally Posted by HappyTexan
Or Libya to bring this to a more current time span.
Now that we set a precedent with "send in the drones" invading countries takes on a whole new meaning.
I don't understand the obsession with drones, the precedent was set long ago by invading countries whose business was none of ours. What difference do the nuts & bolts of the attack make other than putting fewer Americans in harm's way?
I don't understand the obsession with drones, the precedent was set long ago by invading countries whose business was none of ours. What difference do the nuts & bolts of the attack make other than putting fewer Americans in harm's way?
With no "boots on the ground" it's easier to accept. So they shoot down a drone..no life lost.
Once you've taken the human factor out of the equation from the aggressor side, war becomes more acceptable.
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With no "boots on the ground" it's easier to accept. So they shoot down a drone..no life lost.
Once you've taken the human factor out of the equation from the aggressor side, war becomes more acceptable.
Do you really believe soldiers are trained to regard the enemy as 'human'?
A successfully trained soldier has had the human factor removed from war long before he reaches the combat zone.
And how is it any different than say a B-52 bombardier dropping the load from above a cloud deck or an artlllery unit firing into a grid spot miles away? Where is the human factor in those situations?
President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to depose Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, sources familiar with the matter said.
Obama's order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits the CIA and other U.S. agencies to provide support that could help the rebels oust Assad.
Will look up more on this...
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