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Savannahmann

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2. Ok, so how involved will we be?
Mon Sep 2, 2013, 05:18 PM
Sep 2013

According to reports from the White House, Regime Change is right off the table. We can't bomb the weapons themselves, that would release them and poison a few thousand more innocents. We are then left with bombing a few useless buildings and killing the janitorial staff. What exactly does that teach anyone?

Russia on the other hand has told us not to do it, and should they decide that this is an affront to them doesn't that increase the likelihood of world war?

A lot of questions, and the answers we're getting so far don't seen very useful or well considered.

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It appears the Syrian government is responsible so far. lumpy Sep 2013 #1
Ok, so how involved will we be? Savannahmann Sep 2013 #2
Some how we need to squeeze Assad's balls and get him to retire in luxury somewheres. Let his regime KittyWampus Sep 2013 #4
That would be Regime Change Savannahmann Sep 2013 #6
Ah, no. Keep the regime just have the next in line take the top spot & restart negotiating. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #11
That would be this fellow Savannahmann Sep 2013 #15
Excellent analysis. jazzimov Sep 2013 #17
It's almost no question. READ DER SPEIGEL. Assad is losing & desperate. The next wave of refugees KittyWampus Sep 2013 #3
Assad is winning.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #7
from today's Der Spiegel: Assad is desperate & forces are defecting. You're misinformed re:rebels KittyWampus Sep 2013 #9
Key Free Syria Army rebel 'killed by Islamist group' Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #12
The problem is that Warpy Sep 2013 #5
Exactly. 3 days of UN investigation is a joke.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #10
Agree...we need a Joe Wilson...a higher up who can reveal...but in this KoKo Sep 2013 #14
If instead of the US using this as a pretext for bombing, we treat it as a CRIME... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #16
This is the way it was supposed to work...with United Nations... KoKo Sep 2013 #18
So you are saying the Syrian Gov. did not turn on it's own people? vaberella Sep 2013 #8
He knows Obama has been trying to stay out of the conflict, but that the CW Red Line was out there. Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #13
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