i see nothing good in our future.
you can say "they have been fighting over religon for 1000 years", and they may have. i donno, never been there. (ask Blanca)
but one huge deal breaker here is, they are using modern weapons and may have used chemical weapons against women and children.
a big no no in the new world order.
and i have to agree. honor in war. ya do not kill women and kids.
and mustard, and nerve gas are some of the most aweful things ever invented.
don't some of these countries have nukes?
WW3?? i hope not.
the problem is he announced a "red line" and said if Syria crossed it there would be "consequences". If he lets it go he's going to be seen as weak to our allies and enemies. If he acts with anything other than total war he will be seen as weak also. He created this problem with his pathetic understanding of geopolitics and has put us in a very bad place. The guy is an amateur on the world stage and it shows. His policies have made us less safe and his dithering and indecision will go down in history as one of the worst bungling policies by any president ever.
The President (just like GWB, btw) needs to find some political cover before we take this action. We may STILL take action, but this way it will be deliberate, and thought out about the ramifications (the Russians are NOT kidding). The UN inspectors get to make their report, which may also sway public and world opinion, and we need our allies to be on our side (and help) in this. Even the UN going to the Hague with a War Crimes Charge like Kosovo gives us cover.
The problem with your argument while it is in line with our constitution it is a terrible mistake strategically. This 9+ days until it can be debated in congress gives Assad time to disperse anything we were targeting. Cruise missiles while accurate are not good for changing targets on the fly. By the time Congress debates this and gives the ok or Obama decides to disagree with congress and go it alone we will have lost any and every reason to strike in the first place. It will be less than worthless as it will not do anything to degrade Syria's military and will incite retribution by Syria, Iran, and maybe others possibly against Israel who will retaliate and then were are we? Starting a regional war between Israel, Iran and Syria for a non effective strike on Syria. Like I said we have lost the surprise element and any military action now unless its total war is worse than doing nothing at this point. Obama blew it period. The guy is a total amateur.
The problem with your argument while it is in line with our constitution it is a terrible mistake strategically. This 9+ days until it can be debated in congress gives Assad time to disperse anything we were targeting. Cruise missiles while accurate are not good for changing targets on the fly. By the time Congress debates this and gives the ok or Obama decides to disagree with congress and go it alone we will have lost any and every reason to strike in the first place. It will be less than worthless as it will not do anything to degrade Syria's military and will incite retribution by Syria, Iran, and maybe others possibly against Israel who will retaliate and then were are we? Starting a regional war between Israel, Iran and Syria for a non effective strike on Syria. Like I said we have lost the surprise element and any military action now unless its total war is worse than doing nothing at this point. Obama blew it period. The guy is a total amateur.