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AnnieBW

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16. If we get involved, it becomes about us

Reply to 11 Bravo (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 10:35 PM

Mar 2013

We have very few friends in that area of the world - other than Israel and Jordan. We didn't have too many friends 10 years ago, either, but Bush and Company screwed the pooch for that. Remember that Syria is right next to Iraq. If we get involved in their civil war (because, let's be frank, that's what it is), it now becomes about the U.S., and whoever's side we join in on. Nothing will unite the pro-Assad and anti-Assad factions quicker than American boots on the ground. Seriously. We can provide them with covert assistance, but we should keep our troops the hell out of there.

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What to do when there aren't any good guys? Bashar al-Assad if a fucking monster ... [View all] 11 Bravo Mar 2013 OP

Sometimes I feel like rbixby Mar 2013 #1

Assad was a monster 3 years ago, I don't like the war talk I'm hearing from the Beltway Bubble uponit7771 Mar 2013 #2

America will be like a fish out of water without a war Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2013 #8

I have an idea: How about we mind our own business? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #3

that wouldn't be good for business = war business . olddots Mar 2013 #6

there are no good guys in this conflict samsingh Mar 2013 #4

Why we haven't (directly) armed the rebels yet. I don't know why TwilightGardener Mar 2013 #5

There's a reason why we haven't been arming the rebels. (nt) jeff47 Mar 2013 #7

Got any links to stories about this interpretation & installation of Sharia law you describe? n/t Turborama Mar 2013 #9

The story where I got the Sharia info was on the front page of my Washington Post ... 11 Bravo Mar 2013 #11

Why not add a link to your OP instead of making readers of it go searching? Turborama Mar 2013 #12

Because I'm semi-computer illiterate. If I had read it at a link ... 11 Bravo Mar 2013 #13

OK, I went and found the article I think you mean. Turborama Mar 2013 #14

A good start is to stop creating the chaos that allows these monsters to flourish. Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #10

How about doing that in Afghanistan using Biden's 2001 proposal? Turborama Mar 2013 #15

If we get involved, it becomes about us AnnieBW Mar 2013 #16

Easy solution, don't get involved. MadHound Mar 2013 #17