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I’d usually agree with you on a false-flag attack but from what I’ve seen there seems to be enough evidence to suggest Assad has done it (perhaps due to protection by the Russian Air Force).
Nonetheless this is not an excuse to start bombing Damascus to the ground and installing an Islamist government that allows US military bases and access to their oil fields.
Saudi Arabia has done worse and MbS walks around the US like a king.
Even if he did do it it's none of our business and not worth one American dollar to stop it.
Outrage, on some level, implies a degree of surprise or maybe shock. We seem to be beyond that stage. Nothing shocks us anymore over what Assad and Putin decide to do or their denials. Alleged lack of outrage does not imply acceptance.
Outrage, on some level, implies a degree of surprise or maybe shock. We seem to be beyond that stage. Nothing shocks us anymore over what Assad and Putin decide to do or their denials. Alleged lack of outrage does not imply acceptance.
Do you share the same disgust in the US and Saudi government over their destruction of hospitals and schools in Yemen that has caused the largest global humanitarian crisis?
I’m only asking for a sense of consistency, i in no way support what Assad has done.
Russia is on the security council, the UN is useless here. This is an international war crime, the community of civilized nations may have to do something. I agree that this is not worth risking our troops on the ground and I would not support any ground intervention. However air and missles strikes to destroy the chemical weapon stockpiles and/or destroy his Air Force may be necessary. The President should consult with the European powers and see what can be done and who is willing to act. I support that being done, this ongoing crime against humanity needs to be confronted. We can continue to use air power to prevent or punish further use of chemical weapons.
Russia is the other problem, like it or not we are looking at Cold War part 2. We need to demand Russia leave Syria, level maximum sanctions against them, move military assets to deal with thier threats (as we did in the Cold War) and if need be cut diplomatic relations with them. They invade thier neighbors, are primary agitators in this brutal Syrian war, poison people in the UK and of course they have interfered in our national elections, society and economy. Even Trump seems to have accepted that relations with Putin cannot be repaired. Time for the US and our NATO allies to start projecting strength again, that is the only way we will have peace. Weakness emboldens bullies, dictators and other evil powers. When the world (including Russia) fears us again then the boogie man will think twice before rearing his ugly head.
Russia is on the security council, the UN is useless here. This is an international war crime, the community of civilized nations may have to do something. I agree that this is not worth risking our troops on the ground and I would not support any ground intervention. However air and missles strikes to destroy the chemical weapon stockpiles and/or destroy his Air Force may be necessary. The President should consult with the European powers and see what can be done and who is willing to act. I support that being done, this ongoing crime against humanity needs to be confronted. We can continue to use air power to prevent or punish further use of chemical weapons.
Russia is the other problem, like it or not we are looking at Cold War part 2. We need to demand Russia leave Syria, level maximum sanctions against them, move military assets to deal with thier threats (as we did in the Cold War) and if need be cut diplomatic relations with them. They invade thier neighbors, are primary agitators in this brutal Syrian war, poison people in the UK and of course they have interfered in our national elections, society and economy. Even Trump seems to have accepted that relations with Putin cannot be repaired. Time for the US and our NATO allies to start projecting strength again, that is the only way we will have peace. Weakness emboldens bullies, dictators and other evil powers. When the world (including Russia) fears us again then the boogie man will think twice before rearing his ugly head.
So what makes this our responsibility to solve? What makes this a US tax payer bill to pay? Syria slaughtering Syrians seems to be a Syrian problem. We have our own problems that need to be solved. Ill say this. All the blood in Syria is not worth one drop of a US service person's blood. Syria is not worth us wasting 1 tax dollar.
So what makes this our responsibility to solve? What makes this a US tax payer bill to pay? Syria slaughtering Syrians seems to be a Syrian problem. We have our own problems that need to be solved. Ill say this. All the blood in Syria is not worth one drop of a US service person's blood. Syria is not worth us wasting 1 tax dollar.
I do understand this sentiment and my gut tells me to feel this way too. However history tells me that the responsible democratic nations do need to sometimes act when extreme barbaric acts are taking place. Rwanda is an example of a situation where the world should have acted to prevent millions of deaths. Kosovo is an example where intervening did stop genocide. During WW2 some in the free western nations hungered for peace and isolation so much they allowed an evil dictatorship to matasticize and cause a terrible war. Isolation and weakness lead to war, lead to mass migrations of people and chaos. We should be very cautious about military intervention and should avoid it if we can, but when we can act in concert with other world powers to stop something like this then we should. This situation will cost the US taxpayers of course but we have proven that air power can be used with little risk to our airmen, shoot downs are rare.
I will be interested to see if there is any correlation between any Trump decision to escalate or de-escalate our role in Syria and the amount of pressure put on his administration by the Mueller investigation.
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