Syria Gas Attack- What Now?

surgicalcric said:
I would stay out of it unless we are dedicated RIGHT NOW to doing whatever needs to be done to finish it off - we have proven over the last 11 years in Astan that we are neutered where it comes to killing the enemy.
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But they could be farmers...
 
surgicalcric said:
I find it (truly less than) funny that the congress is contemplating a "limited strike" or "strike across the bow" that will send him a signal that we are serious.

Someone remind me how many times we tried that with Saddam during the Clinton admin?

Next I want to know how we control the Chem Weapons without putting boots on the ground, in the event that Assad is deposed.
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You are not going back far enough.

Johnson/McNamara and the gradual escalation theory.:thumbsdown::wall::blkeye::dead:
 
Did anyone else catch Kerry trying to tell Rand Paul how the President doesnt need to get Congress' approval? Paul's asking why it was that the President started caring about the Constitution now was quite amusing. Kerry received another schooling on Madison and the Federalist Papers with respect to the Executive Branch going to war. Kerry was visibly irritated Congress (republicans) had the audacity to question him. What an arrogant asshole.

Sen Ron Johnson (R) Wisconsin - gave Kerry the Dempsey a thrashing as well. In fact Gen Dempsey wasnt capable of answering a single question the senator asked of him.

Then ya had the grandstanding by Boxer.

The liberals never wanted to go after Saddam even though he gassed thousands of Kurds for years and now they are all of a sudden concerned over a few hundred being gased in Syria.

OMG really...
 
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Apparently John McCain missed that exchange...
Im so glad he finds it so amusing. :rolleyes:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ne-poker-game-during-senate-hearing-on-syria/

The Republican senator, who met with the White House Monday to discuss the conflict, admitted he was playing the poker game during the hearing after the Washington Post posted a photo of him doing so.

“Scandal!” McCain tweeted from his personal account. “Caught playing iPhone game at 3+ hour Senate hearing - worst of all I lost!”
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Hey, if you want to go to Congress for their approval (which is...I don't know...LEGAL), then you might want to be prepared to answer hard questions.

Wow.
 
What was that deal about having Theresa Heinz Kerry there? Kind of reminds me of how Captain Mark Kelly uses Gabby Giffords as a prop. Creepy.
 
Think about it...for the last umpteen years Americans are split along party lines, particularly on major events like this. Here's something that few Americans support and this is still a debate?

For once our country is more or less united and our politicians are, to borrow from A Perfect Circle, counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums.

Madness.
 
Freefalling said:
Think about it...for the last umpteen years Americans are split along party lines, particularly on major events like this. Here's something that few Americans support and this is still a debate?

For once our country is more or less united and our politicians are, to borrow from A Perfect Circle, counting bodies like sheep to the rhythm of the war drums.

Madness.
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I like the reference, but as far as I have seen many people are just ignoring it... Doesn't rate the top of the Facebook feed so it isn't important.
 
cback0220 said:
I like the reference, but as far as I have seen many people are just ignoring it... Doesn't rate the top of the Facebook feed so it isn't important.
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I am not convinced people are ignoring the talk but I am convinced they are aloof about the world around them and as such dont care unless it affects their lives or has an effect on their wallets.

I can foresee wallets being effected by way of the gas pump if the President follows though with his BS strike.

"Mellow drama is not a substitute for strategy." Ralph Peters in talking about Kerry's speech.
 
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CQB said:
Just thought I'd put it out there.
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I didnt take issue with your post at all.

I was just making note that no matter the situation somewhere some "Joe" thinks they have a handle on what has yet to be specified. I guess its how they deal with the lack of actual information from higher. That or they just like seeing how far their story will spread and how varied it will become. I tend to think its the latter.
 
surgicalcric said:
I didnt take issue with your post at all.

I was just making note that no matter the situation somewhere some "Joe" thinks they have a handle on what has yet to be specified. I guess its how they deal with the lack of actual information from higher. That or they just like seeing how far their story will spread and how varied it will become. I tend to think its the latter.
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I got a call from an old digger with the news. Thought it was curious & thought I'd put it out there. All good.
 
They keep missing the point when they talk about Al Qaeda possibly being the culprit for the chemical weapons.

They just state that, "it could have been the other side..." without giving the historical precedent that Al Qaeda repeatedly bombed Sunni neighborhoods (it's own people) to incite Shia-Sunni violence. This fact is what led to the Awakening and the Sons of Iraq. AQ is not above a couple hundred self-inflicted friendly casualties for the cause. There are also the reports that that terrorists were arrested in Turkey with chemical weapons. Granted the sources are second rate at best, but I wouldn't dismiss them just yet...

http://www.bing.com/search?q=arrest in turkey with chemical weapons&pc=conduit&ptag=A8AA8A0A18EE04845BFF&form=CONOMX&conlogo=CT3210127&ShowAppsUI=1
 

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