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Originally Posted by ilovetv
Here's a good question/assertion, by Patrick Buchanan:
"About the debate on this war, there is an aspect of the absurd.
We are told we must punish Assad for killing Syrians with gas, but we do not want Assad’s regime to fall. Which raises a question: How many Syrians must we kill with missiles to teach Assad he cannot kill any more Syrians with gas? Artillery, fine. Just no gas......"
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Last night and early this morning I was still saying ...do it to give support. As I have read today, my mind has changed rapidly.
Your link was interesting....this from that link.....
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey is having trouble even defining the mission. While Obama says it will be an in-and-out strike of hours, a “shot across the bow,” John McCain says the Senate resolution authorizes robust strikes, lethal aid to the rebels and a campaign to bring down Bashar Assad.
If the Republican Party backs this war, it will own this war."
That last sentence, in listening to the President, and a few members of congress is pointing much to much to political games.
But how do we define this, without the President himself telling us what his plans are or how extensive the attacks will be ? I did note today he cancelled a meeting with some union leaders on Monday so perhaps we will hear more specifics.
I am sure that many on here think one of two things.....it is silly to spend time discussing this OR as a poster has says, this is just an excuse to bash the President.
I hope EVERYONE gets educated on this to see just how serious this could become. This is not trivial. Simply check the weaponry available to Syria and who they have as allies. Check our deployment of ships we have in the Red Sea and Med, and then check the soviet deployment right behind them.
As far as bashing the President, this is serious enough, I sincerely pray I can come on here and praise him for steering us out of this, but in the meantime, he and he alone authors our foreign policy...this is not a political rally error..we are talking death and destruction.