U.S.-NATO Missiles/Bombs on Syria within 15 to 25 days . . .

[felix rex]

Time for us all to brush up on our syrian jihadi groups: http://www.karlremarks.com/2012/12/the-secular-idiots-guide-to-syrias.html?m=1

[michigancat]

Time for us all to brush up on our syrian jihadi groups: http://www.karlremarks.com/2012/12/the-secular-idiots-guide-to-syrias.html?m=1

well that was fun.

[star seed 7]

Never really understood why we draw the line at chemical weapons. Like yeah, go ahead and shoot some in the head, but don't even consider mustard gas... Wut?

indiscriminate and invisible kinda violates the rules of war. no one would tolerate a country killing it's civilians from the air either.

hitler and churchill both suffered gas attacks during WWI and hated the stuff. if hitler won't use it in conventional war, there is something different about it.

Fear of retaliation, nothing else. Hitler had no issues gassing millions of Jews.

Careful, you're going to give Morton a boner.

[felix rex]

Time for us all to brush up on our syrian jihadi groups: http://www.karlremarks.com/2012/12/the-secular-idiots-guide-to-syrias.html?m=1

well that was fun.

I love that guy.

Many Jihadi groups are influenced by post-structuralist theory.

as we have already established semantic consistency isn’t the Jihadists’ strong point.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Looks like Saddam's chemical warheads are still effective.

[jtksu]

Looks like Saddam's chemical warheads are still effective.

Yeah, we gave those to him like 30 years ago, I'm curious what kind of shelf life those things have.  Regardless, we sure got our money's worth out of them.

[Institutional Control]

So, what's the official gowemaw stance on bombing Syria? I need to issue a press statement.

[8manpick]

So, what's the official gowemaw stance on bombing Syria? I need to issue a press statement.

Let's get glassy

[bubbles4ksu]

So, what's the official gowemaw stance on bombing Syria? I need to issue a press statement.

no military action until dax's timeline has passed, then we'll consider it if necessary. but no half-assing if we do decide to bomb them. SHOCK AND AWE.

[OregonSmock]

I like how American foreign policy is now essentially "we'll do whatever the international community decides..."

The great thing about Syria is there don't appear to be any good guys, so you don't have to be nearly as selective with your targets, amiright?

I'm sure you're being sarcastic here, but I like the fact that we've learned from our past mistakes.  The new, international approach to foreign policy will save us billions of dollars over the long run, and it sets a precedent moving forward that America won't be solely responsible for policing the Middle East (and other areas of the world for that matter).

[sonofdaxjones]

Hey folks.  It doesn't matter that we're supporting factions with hardcore Islamic Fundamentalist leanings, it matters that when we're dropping bombs and firing cruise missile while engaged in regime change that we're saving money.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2403697/Syria-crisis-strike-Syria-U-S-Al-Qaeda-time-history.html

http://world.time.com/2013/08/28/as-syria-attack-seems-imminent-al-qaeda-and-the-u-s-eye-the-same-enemy/

[HeinBallz]

I like how American foreign policy is now essentially "we'll do whatever the international community decides..."

The great thing about Syria is there don't appear to be any good guys, so you don't have to be nearly as selective with your targets, amiright?

I'm sure you're being sarcastic here, but I like the fact that we've learned from our past mistakes.  The new, international approach to foreign policy will save us billions of dollars over the long run, and it sets a precedent moving forward that America won't be solely responsible for policing the Middle East (and other areas of the world for that matter).

International Foreign Policy?   Is that like Drone Foreign policy?

[EllRobersonisInnocent]

 

[OregonSmock]

Hey look, guys... it's the hyper-partisan, recently-turned pacifist, anti-Obama temper tantrum crew. 

[sonofdaxjones]

Nothing worse than an Obamabot selling perpetual war done more economically.

Sad.

Obamabots:  War is good . . . unless we say it isn't.

[michigancat]

I don't want to go to war at all. I don't think it will end well.

[puniraptor]

I don't see any outcome where whatever is left of syria doesn't hate us.

[Institutional Control]

So, I think we're at 4 votes "for bombing", 4 votes for "not bombing" and 4 votes for "bombing if Obama decides not to but not bombing if Obama decides to" .

Some days I really hate my job as the Director of PR and Media Relations for goEMAW.com. I'll put us down for a "no comment".

[sonofdaxjones]

If Barack Obama decides to attack the Syrian regime, he has ensured – for the very first time in history – that the United States will be on the same side as al-Qa’ida.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/does-obama-know-hes-fighting-on-alqaidas-side-8786680.html

I don't know about the first time . . . but hey.

[OregonSmock]

Nothing worse than an Obamabot selling perpetual war done more economically.

Sad.

Obamabots:  War is good . . . unless we say it isn't.

I'm against going to war with Syria, Captain Pacifist. 

[sonofdaxjones]

Um-hmm

[OregonSmock]

And besides, the Obama administration has already ruled out any action that would lead to a regime change:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/27/us-syria-crisis-obama-intelligence-idUSBRE97Q0S820130827

(Reuters) - The White House ruled out any military effort to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power on Tuesday as President Barack Obama ponders options in response to last week's chemical weapons attack in Syria.

"The options that we are considering are not about regime change," said White House spokesman Jay Carney. "They are about responding to a clear violation of an international standard that prohibits the use of chemical weapons."

But hey, when you're perpetually butthurt about the fact that a black, moderate Democrat is President, you tend to gloss over pesky little things like "facts."

[sonofdaxjones]

And the race variation of Godwin's law now enters the equation, some things never change from the Chief Perpetually Butthurt Obamabot in residence.

Thing is, the U.S. has been engaged in regime change in Syria since the very moment this so called "civil war" began.

[OregonSmock]

And the race variation of Godwin's law now enters the equation, some things never change from the Chief Perpetually Butthurt Obamabot in residence.

Thing is, the U.S. has been engaged in regime change in Syria since the very moment this so called "civil war" began.

Nope

[Rage Against the McKee]

So, I think we're at 4 votes "for bombing", 4 votes for "not bombing" and 4 votes for "bombing if Obama decides not to but not bombing if Obama decides to" .

Some days I really hate my job as the Director of PR and Media Relations for goEMAW.com. I'll put us down for a "no comment".

I vote not bombing. Or did you already count me when I suggested we get the locals to just vote 'em out?