What to do in Syria....

[Guest]

This is getting to be very troubling. The killings continue in Syria but even the US has decided that Assad has the power to do what he wants. He continues to kill and ignores the UN and the US.

There is killing going on all around the area....we assisted the Libya fighters and that is still a mess but getting involved in Syria is a bit more complicated especially since they are a close ally of Iran. They are great friends of both Hamas and Hezbollah, both of which are heavily armed.

So...do we keep the killing going by doing nothing....if the casualties continue to mount and nobody does anything at all, is there a choice ?

The mid east is a total mess right now. Clinton says time is running out on Syria, but what to do and also how about all the other messes there. Libya is trying real hard to keep the trouble out of the government but even that is shaky.

This entire area concerns me a lot. Too many heavy duty weapons...too many loose cannons of people and lots of instable governments

[Guest]

I don't believe it's our business to step in where we're not wanted or appreciated.

We should just keep watch on the situation to determine if and when it becomes a situation which may affect us strategically, and act then only if we can be relatively assured that it's a positive strategy for our national interests.

It's a tragedy that innocent lives are being lost, but it's not in our national interest to intervene, I would just watch and evaluate.

The days of the U.S. being the world's policeman is about over. We have our own problems and our national debt is too high to spend fortunes protecting people who ultimately will always hate us.

[Guest]

This is getting to be very troubling. The killings continue in Syria but even the US has decided that Assad has the power to do what he wants. He continues to kill and ignores the UN and the US.

There is killing going on all around the area....we assisted the Libya fighters and that is still a mess but getting involved in Syria is a bit more complicated especially since they are a close ally of Iran. They are great friends of both Hamas and Hezbollah, both of which are heavily armed.

So...do we keep the killing going by doing nothing....if the casualties continue to mount and nobody does anything at all, is there a choice ?

The mid east is a total mess right now. Clinton says time is running out on Syria, but what to do and also how about all the other messes there. Libya is trying real hard to keep the trouble out of the government but even that is shaky.

This entire area concerns me a lot. Too many heavy duty weapons...too many loose cannons of people and lots of instable governments

I don't believe it's our business to step in where we're not wanted or appreciated.

We should just keep watch on the situation to determine if and when it becomes a situation which may affect us strategically, and act then only if we can be relatively assured that it's a positive strategy for our national interests.

It's a tragedy that innocent lives are being lost, but it's not in our national interest to intervene, I would just watch and evaluate.

The days of the U.S. being the world's policeman is about over. We have our own problems and our national debt is too high to spend fortunes protecting people who ultimately will always hate us.I'm with with Richie on this one. If no one else cares enough to step in, why us? Does Russia, China or Europe feel bad enough about what's happening in Syria to step up? How about India? They have a large army and are closer to Syria than anyone. Or is everyone concentrating on their own agendas, not feeling that a few less Syrians has much to do with their own national interests?

It seems to me that we've done our share in the Middle East. Until the Syrian people begin to step up to their government with insurgencies or the like--there certainly are enough weapons available to them--I think our role should be to continue to watch, wait and do what we can diplomatically. And then not feel too bad about the results.

[Guest]

I'm with with Richie on this one. If no one else cares enough to step in, why us? Does Russia, China or Europe feel bad enough about what's happening in Syria to step up? How about India? They have a large army and are closer to Syria than anyone. Or is everyone concentrating on their own agendas, not feeling that a few less Syrians has much to do with their own national interests?

It seems to me that we've done our share in the Middle East. Until the Syrian people begin to step up to their government with insurgencies or the like--there certainly are enough weapons available to them--I think our role should be to continue to watch, wait and do what we can diplomatically. And then not feel too bad about the results.

I think I am with you because any agressive action on our part will bring much worse things in that area of the world.

I guess I get a bit concerned with inaction though also. It surely has not worked everytime we took action,but it does not seem to EVER work when we do not do something.

Obviously whatever is being done is behind the scenes but I long for one of those old time press conferences when the President took questions on all these issues in one conference and spoke from the hip so to speak.

Does anyone know when the last time we had one of those was ?