Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Latest Breaking News
In reply to the discussion: EU agrees that all indications on Syria chemical attack points to Assad [View all]jessie04
(1,528 posts)34. Oh there is alot we can do.
Take out his airfields.
take out his planes.
take out his helicopter gunships.
take out his command and control.
take out his communications.
take out his non-chemical munitions.
yeah, he would feel his priceless toys go bye-bye.
I suppose Russia could replace those but not anytime soon.
no, I think a limited strike above will stop a lot of the murder by this regime.... not all but a lot.
I respect your response ....I just disagree.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
61 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
EU agrees that all indications on Syria chemical attack points to Assad [View all]
michigandem58
Sep 2013
OP
I keep hoping that there will be news though that it was a rogue officer or an accidental release by
cstanleytech
Sep 2013
#2
Sadly though thats looking more and more unlikely but it would kinda be nice if that turned out to
cstanleytech
Sep 2013
#61
Geneva 2 would seek a diplomatic solution and require the insurgents to negotiate.
dipsydoodle
Sep 2013
#8
and the folks gasping their last breath under a pile of rubble caused by a "humanitarian strike?"
frylock
Sep 2013
#38
Caring about those innocents gasping their last breath does not excuse an illegal military attack.
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#9
This level of intensity on your part might seem admirable if it did not have as preamble
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#16
It is a very pertinent question. Do you care how many we kill to 'revenge' and 'punish' a man
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#49
I'm calling for us not to start bombing Syrian cities and killing Syrian people.
another_liberal
Sep 2013
#41
Cute question. First, I am not the one howling for bombing after 100,000 died while I typed
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2013
#45
We are not the world's policemen. It is not our place to unilaterally take out his delivery systems.
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#31
What you described is not a limited strike by any stretch of the imagination.
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#35
You may not care about what the MIC is doing to our country, but many of us do. n/t
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#47
We need UN intervention! Not a unilateral intervention by POTUS or CONGRESS.
Rebellious Republican
Sep 2013
#18
It takes big voices to get the UN involved, this is one very big voice.
Rebellious Republican
Sep 2013
#28
While I will not hold my breath, I hold out hope that the UN gets involved.
Rebellious Republican
Sep 2013
#30
That may or not be. There has been a lot of contradictory intelligence about this.
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#7
EU also says wait at least for the UN inspector's report before attacking Syria
soundsgreat
Sep 2013
#37