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6. Within the next 4 years, will we be making simllar pleas?

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Tue Dec 13, 2016, 10:59 AM

Dec 2016

How can so few sick brains affect so many?

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'Everyone is dying. I will soon die, too' [View all] Sunlei Dec 2016 OP

We will pay for our sins cilla4progress Dec 2016 #1

all we can do is hear their last words.It's horrible to be the 'general public' watching a genocide. Sunlei Dec 2016 #5

Concur laserhaas Dec 2016 #7

Putin is the only one that can stop it christx30 Dec 2016 #8

Exactly. Checkmate. Warpy Dec 2016 #30

The only thing the U.S. could do is try to evacuate the civillians, but they need some still_one Dec 2016 #51

The world should know that these pro Assad troops are backed by Putin Botany Dec 2016 #2

Within the next 4 years, will we be making simllar pleas? Frustratedlady Dec 2016 #6

So utterly awful democrank Dec 2016 #3

We had a moment. We had a line in the sand! yallerdawg Dec 2016 #4

The only line we had was back when Congress authorized Bush to invade. Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #17

When the Assad regime used chemical weapons... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #18

I'm sorry to say we are not all complicit as you suppose. Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #21

I'm saying, because we find genocide tolerable... yallerdawg Dec 2016 #24

We have objected to it for at least the last 15 years and "they"do not listen to us. Ford_Prefect Dec 2016 #25

it was not so clear cut what was going and at that time, no one wanted a new war. Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #34

the last time we invaded a baath party held state DonCoquixote Dec 2016 #43

two mentions about the situation in syria & poison issue, in todays WH live questions, Sunlei Dec 2016 #28

thanks Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #35

you're welcome. I will miss those constant, sometimes several a day WH questions from the press. Sunlei Dec 2016 #38

I hope Obama will be active as a counter to Trump's horror. Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #39

The US not intervening in support of the insurgents was the right thing. David__77 Dec 2016 #9

russia and asaad won't even let humanitarian aid workers survive. Sunlei Dec 2016 #11

Maybe atreides1 Dec 2016 #14

I think that some in the opposition might have imagined a Libya-type scenario. David__77 Dec 2016 #16

no assad is a problem. he has supported ISIS also to benefit himself JI7 Dec 2016 #22

good points! IMO, russia also backs some IS/local terrorist attacks to help destabilize countries, Sunlei Dec 2016 #32

but we can see how horrible Assad is now and why the US wanted him gone, frankly Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #40

That's one premise... of many. LanternWaste Dec 2016 #15

this isn't just about military support. but just getting humanitarian aid to them JI7 Dec 2016 #23

Correct. Devil Child Dec 2016 #27

did we really flood Syria with weapons? There are so many conflicting stories on how much we armed Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #41

Sure Devil Child Dec 2016 #44

ok, thanks Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #49

easy for Americans to say, blogging on their easy chairs wordpix Dec 2016 #33

I do not liken this situation to that of Hitler. David__77 Dec 2016 #42

this doctor in Aleppo who said other doctors have been slaughtered would disagree wordpix Dec 2016 #46

OK. David__77 Dec 2016 #48

This isn't hitler at all leftynyc Dec 2016 #45

I agree. Syria is a fucking mess, and us getting involved would not have helped. Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #36

tears niyad Dec 2016 #10

Absolutely soul crushing..... Wuddles440 Dec 2016 #12

+1000! n/t AwakeAtLast Dec 2016 #13

The new FARC? moondust Dec 2016 #19

So sorry to all the innocent people being slaughtered, but our new President's hands are tied due to BigRig Dec 2016 #20

appalled by what? Drumpf's business ties to Russia or that the "new pres's hands are tied"? wordpix Dec 2016 #47

alluding to his many conflicts of interests BigRig Dec 2016 #50

And if the Sunnis would have won they would have genocide the Alawites. AngryAmish Dec 2016 #26

Yes-- there were never any easy answers for Syria. I feel horrible for these people but ultimately Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #37

There are no words. hamsterjill Dec 2016 #29

this is so sad---what can be done? US is in the area with "advisors" wordpix Dec 2016 #31