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Originally Posted by Drake
But that is not why the US, UK, and France bombed Assad’s chemical producing capabilities this weekend. They did it because he gassed his own people, including women and children, in a most horrendous way. He violated international law in place for a hundred years, showed himself to be a liar and deceiver concerning his commitment to rid his supply of those gasses and to never use them again, and revealed the true beast that he is. Syria has no oil, no natural gas, to speak of and we had just announced our intention to withdraw all combat forces from the country soon. Your Charlie War is not applicable when it comes to Syria... it is not about oil from the USA perspective. It is about taking decisive action and containing atrocious behavior, sending a message to the others who think like Assad, and a clear message that crossing lines, whether they have been explicitly drawn or not, will not be tolerated by this administration. There’s a new sheriff in town. These people do not respect humanitarian aid, peace negotiations, or the ideas in Lennon’s Imagine. They understand and respect force. Assad tested the international community’s resolve, miscalculated, and lost.
The raging battle is not the one we see on the surface. It is the spiritual one that is not so apparent. Israel is the object of that battle.
Drake
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That is certainly a reasonable viewpoint based on the way the US and others have presented what is happening to the US public. I thought the Trump supporters were clever enough to see fake news for what it is.
But it doesn't answer a number of troubling questions.
1. The crisis in Syria is due to climate change, they have been hit especially hard. This is what prompted the refugee crisis where Europe was virtually swamped. This is why they blame Assad and he is incapable of doing anything but bombing and gassing his own people in his pathetic attempt to hold onto power. If the West (US and Europe) took these refugees it would cost us 1/10th the price of the fighting, it would solve the problem, and it would be far more humanitarian than leaving these people to die in Syria. So explain to me why the US chooses to spend ten times more while at the same time spending much more on building a wall to keep out the projected flood of refugees while all the time denying and whitewashing govt reports about Climate change?
2. You still haven't explained why Russia is there arm in arm with Assad? If they aren't there to influence the middle East and protect their valuable ally Iran why are they there?
3. Assad is holding onto power by a thread. Yet the West (Europe and the US) is very clear that they do not want to remove him from power even though his behavior has been atrocious and not just two gas attacks. The list is far longer than that. Why do we want to keep a monster in power?
4. Clear message? Are you talking about Trump's tweet days before the smart bombs were sent making sure that no significant damage was done?
The clear message is don't do anything that will expose this charade for what it is, a charade, otherwise we are forced to slap your wrist with a wet noodle. Wake up this "strike" was clearly preceded with a 48 hour warning giving them plenty of time to move their equipment and people. It was pure theater for the American public. There is no intent to deal with Assad, there is no intent to help the humanitarian crisis. It is a classic example of following the letter of the law but not the spirit.