So what if the Syrians hit us back

[Rosa Luxemburg]

with Russian (and others) backing?

I think I'm going to New Zealand.

[gopiscrap]

1. do you think they will be able to do that?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. I don't know

but it is a scary possibility!

[bemildred]

10. Quite possiby, why not? Isn't that what the War on Terror is all about?

The fear of retaliation?

[Myrina]

13. Lots of ways outside of the conventional "Pearl Harbor style" ...

... biochem?
... power grid?
... cyber?
... internal 'combustion'?

I have to think there are - and have been - folks already inside our borders who, for the right price, would do just about anyone's bidding. Take out a nuke plant, or any 'place of public gathering'/mass transit and ... well, it would be on, as they say.

(Trying to choose my words carefully so as not to get Agent Mike's attention, since I am just responding to a question).

[Skink]

3. We Nuke em

We Nuke em

[Rosa Luxemburg]

4. I don't want a nuclear winter

[former9thward]

11. And give all the countries around them a nice radiation bath.

Excellent solution!

[wundermaus]

5. An obvious concern...

Syria has allies, too.
Iran, Russia, and China among others.
Could a military exchange escalate beyond a limited US strike against Syria?
Sure it could.
Is WW III possible?
Why not?
The checks and balances of rational leaders has served us well in the past, right?
Sadly, New Zealand won't be far enough away.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/29/world/meast/syria-iran-china-russia-supporters/

[orpupilofnature57]

6. Sorry the 1% will be settling there, unless Bloomberg towers suit you.

In fact 300 square feet will be big .





http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671701/micro-apartments-give-a-hint-of-city-livings-future

[chelsea0011]

7. Russia will sit back and watch. But, does Syria have

missile capabilities to launch chemical attacks on US warships? You always have to worry about the use them or lose them mind set that Assad would be sitting on.

[longship]

8. Oh dear. Not the mushroom cloud again.

Where's Secy Rice when we need her?

[Igel]

9. It will be deemed an unprovoked attack on a peaceful country.

And any action taken after that will be deemed self defense.


It's why I can't accept as Constitutional the idea that a president can launch an attack without imminent hostilities against the US being in the offing. It makes no sense for only Congress' having authority to declare war if the president can initiate war and maneuvre the Congress into declaring war or letting the US be invaded.

[hamsterjill]

12. What about the hackers?

It was no small feat to have done some of what they SAY they've done electronically.

Is this a concern?