walksalone Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 There were probably more people killed than they've reported. The fact that this went away quietly like a bad fart in a car, is a bit baffling to me. It's as if the story just ran out of juice, people stopped caring, and something came along to create new moral outrage. The only solution to the leadership problem in Syria is a well placed shot, from preferably a .338 Lapua.... 1 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 I wonder how this is going to work when on one hand, we are asking the Syrian government to basically turn over some of its most devastating weapons but then turn around and covertly arm the rebels with more high power weapons. Link to comment
walksalone Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I wonder how this is going to work when on one hand, we are asking the Syrian government to basically turn over some of its most devastating weapons but then turn around and covertly arm the rebels with more high power weapons. Has a little bit of an 80's Afganistan feel to it... 1 Link to comment
walksalone Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I'm not so sure we can put this in the win column just yet... https://news.vice.co...age-in-the-news Link to comment
carlfense Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I'm not so sure we can put this in the win column just yet... https://news.vice.co...age-in-the-news No one is saying that this fixes Syria or solves all of the world's problems. That doesn't mean that this isn't a big deal. It is. Link to comment
walksalone Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'm not so sure we can put this in the win column just yet... https://news.vice.co...age-in-the-news No one is saying that this fixes Syria or solves all of the world's problems. That doesn't mean that this isn't a big deal. It is. So I guess the moral outrage has petered out on this one? 1 Link to comment
carlfense Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 So I guess the moral outrage has petered out on this one? Which moral outrage? I don't really want the US to invade another country in the middle east and I don't see any other way that we could tip the balance in their civil war. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'm sure there is plenty of moral outrage over this. Quite frankly, it disgusts me that human beings do these things to other human beings. However, I have absolutely no desire to get American service men and women involved in this and in the middle of political crap both in their country and ours. Link to comment
carlfense Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 You have to give Obama credit if Syria abandons their chemical weapon program. Obama carried a big stick and looked crazy enough to use it. If Syria does a 180 and abandons chemical weapons completely...that's huge. I would agree. If we can get out of this simply by talking big, that is a win for the US and well done by Obama. If Assad gives up his chemical weapons and quits using him on civilians and children, then I will give Obama credit for threatening the use of force. Well done, President Obama. Link to comment
carlfense Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'm sure there is plenty of moral outrage over this. Quite frankly, it disgusts me that human beings do these things to other human beings. However, I have absolutely no desire to get American service men and women involved in this and in the middle of political crap both in their country and ours. Yep. Link to comment
Excel Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'm not so sure we can put this in the win column just yet... https://news.vice.co...age-in-the-news No one is saying that this fixes Syria or solves all of the world's problems. That doesn't mean that this isn't a big deal. It is. So I guess the moral outrage has petered out on this one? More or less. People are just kind of numb to it. Link to comment
Excel Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Two week old map of control, not too much has changed since then except for the regime taking more control of Homs and more trouble kicking up around Damascus. Link to comment
knapplc Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Since 2011, the 100k dead and 2million refugees probably don't have such a glowing appraisal of our foreign policy. I don't understand this statement. What is America supposed to be doing here that we aren't? What would a good president do? How, exactly, would they prevent the deaths and/or refugees you're talking about here? Link to comment
Excel Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 What would a good president do? Bomb someone. 3 Link to comment
knapplc Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 What would a good president do? Bomb someone. Most likely. Sadly, I think the answer is actually, "Not be Barack Obama" or "Not be from (insert political party here)." Link to comment
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