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2. narrow, like blowing up wedding parties with drone attacks? nt

Reply to flpoljunkie (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 01:46 PM

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Breaking:Obama says he has made no final decision on Syria, but is considering 'limited narrow act' [View all] flpoljunkie Aug 2013 OP

Narrow and limited..... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #1

"A short walk off a long pier"? .. or at least it would appear. nt 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #8

narrow, like blowing up wedding parties with drone attacks? nt msongs Aug 2013 #2

Doubt it. cstanleytech Aug 2013 #12

Which will change what exactly for Syria? n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2013 #3

Well, arguably Berlin Expat Aug 2013 #6

Because that worked so well in Iraq. Fearless Aug 2013 #9

Really? That is not going to happen, nor should it. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2013 #10

Who replaces Assad? neverforget Aug 2013 #17

Best case scenario: christx30 Aug 2013 #22

So let's say we're into assassinations now. truebluegreen Aug 2013 #28

What do you mean... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2013 #31

Not to me. truebluegreen Aug 2013 #33

So I see. discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2013 #38

I was simply Berlin Expat Aug 2013 #35

I get that we've been doing it for years. truebluegreen Aug 2013 #44

The way Obama essentially killed Qaddafi? arewenotdemo Aug 2013 #43

Yeah, iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #25

Risky business. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2013 #29

Yesterday it was "a shot across the bow", today it's a "limited narrow act" red dog 1 Aug 2013 #4

Perhaps "A strongly worded reprimand" 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #7

I'm going with "measured, kinetic response". arewenotdemo Aug 2013 #45

I could see the media hacks were caught flat-footed 99th_Monkey Aug 2013 #5

What, exactly, is the military objective and what, exactly, will it accomplish? Maedhros Aug 2013 #11

To blow shit up, of course JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2013 #21

Each Hellfire missile fired from a drone costs $60K - $70K. Maedhros Aug 2013 #24

+1 truebluegreen Aug 2013 #27

What part of moonlady0623 Aug 2013 #13

Follow the money. blkmusclmachine Aug 2013 #14

WTF think_critically Aug 2013 #15

another installment of dennis4868 Aug 2013 #16

not at all think_critically Aug 2013 #18

How exactly do the messages conflict? Arkana Aug 2013 #19

On the other hand it also doesnt mean we should sit on our hands cstanleytech Aug 2013 #37

That's really a pretty stupid statement. rug Aug 2013 #20

Perhaps he is backpedaling after the strongly negative reaction to this plan. Chemisse Aug 2013 #23

France OneCrazyDiamond Aug 2013 #30

Ahh. I didn't realize - thank-you. Chemisse Aug 2013 #39

France and Turkey, no doubt. freshwest Aug 2013 #40

I haven't heard of Turkey yet. OneCrazyDiamond Aug 2013 #47

Why does our President think the decision is up to him? truebluegreen Aug 2013 #26

IOW, A"face-saving" gesture b/c Obama painted himself into a corner. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #32

Can we not, and say we did? truebluegreen Aug 2013 #34

This is ridiculous. David__77 Aug 2013 #36

Sadly, and it hurts me to say, I agree. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #41

how many innocent deaths are acceptable? quadrature Aug 2013 #42

If you think about it, the events of 9/11 were a "limited, narrow act" Alamuti Lotus Aug 2013 #46

And If Syria Defends Itself Effectively? Wolf Frankula Aug 2013 #48