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Sorry for the confusion...my bad.

What's the Russian connection to Syria? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%...yria_relations

Somebody send this thread to Willard - his advisors are saying the US should be arming the Syrian rebels.

And, what is the next step after that????

Mitt Romney does seem a lot more hawklike than Barack Obama. We would probably have military presences in a lot more areas if Romney gets the White House in 2012.

Before People Get All Excited About Attacking Syria...
 

It might be worthwhile understanding who the enemy might be.

• The Syrian Army is comprised of 220,000 well-trained regulars and 280,000 reserves, who also undergo regular training. The army is equipped with the latest Russian armor and artillery weapons.

• The Syrian Navy has 6,500 sailors manning two guided missle frigates, 22 missle attack boats (including two with the most advanced Russian missle systems), two sub chaser-killers, and four mine warfare boats.

• Information on the Syrian Air Force is highly secretive. However, it is known that their air force is organized into 7 ground attack support squadrons, 20 interceptor squadrons, 12 attack helicopter squadrons, one electronic warfare squadron, and four transportation squadrons. They are known to be equipped with modern Russian planes and helicopters, many the latest and best available in Russia.

So before folks start making noise about attacking Syria, we'd better understand that this ain't no Iraq or Libya.

It probably should also be noted that Turkey, a NATO member, shares a 560-mile long border with Syria. There's only 650 miles between their capitals. Turkey and Syria are both largely Sunni Muslim populations, although Syria's king, Bashar al-Assad, all of his ruling party and his military leadership are Alawite Shi'a Muslims. The people being killed in Syria are almost all Sunni Muslims, like the Turks.

So far Turkey, which has the second-largest army of NATO with 720,000 regulars, equipped with the most modern American and British weapons and aircraft, has made no move whatsoever to get involved in the Syrian civil war, even though those being killed are of their own Muslim sect.

So, I might ask, if the Turks aren't interersted enough to get involved in Syria...why the hell are we talking about it? Mitt Romney has said the U.S. should do something--he hasn't said what. But I'd ask him WHY??

Excellent point, VK! We agree completely on this subject!

What do you expect? Romney's got the Bush neo-cons advising him - namely John Bolton, Dan Senor, etc. - the shoot first, ask questions last gang.

Yiea Syria , heck what are one or two less Sunni Muslims anyway? And so what if Syria is aligned with Russia and Iran? After all what kind of damage can they really do? Kids stuff

There's no way I think we should get in the middle of the squabble in Syria. People have been wiping each other out in Africa since I was born with no real reaction from the U.S.

What's the difference now, oil? More reason we should be drilling for every barrel of oil we can recover from our own deposits, and immediately approving the Keystone Pipeline.

I think we all can agree on the points you made.

The Russians would love nothing better. Our other two wars are breaking us. They know it, heck it broke them. Spending more money over there is exactly what they want.

That country has NO natural resources, so why should we care if they are killing each other. We need to stay home and solve the problems we have here. If the current administration wants to get involved let them send their kids, none of ours need to go.

Are Muslims a natural resource?

OMG!!; I just looked out my window and saw pigs flying!! What the heck?

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You would expect me to want to invade Syria to fight in their civil war?

I was against the US fighting in Vietnam for their civil war.

The US has no business fighting in another country's civil war.