White House says the US may use military force against Syria

[Cali_Democrat]

The White House says that United States President Barack Obama may approve of using military force against the Syrian government.

Early afternoon on Friday, White House press secretary Jay Carney said that the administration has a number of options in regards to handling reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons, and those routes include but are not exclusive to using military force.

Fielding a question from the media during the afternoon presser, Carney said that he could not speculate on what action if any Pres. Obama will pursue against Assad, but said “as a general principal the United States retains the ability to act unilaterally.”

Pres. Obama spoke to reporters hours later about the allegations during a meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah in the Oval Office, calling the developments a “game changer” in terms of how the US might respond.

http://rt.com/usa/white-house-syria-force-463/

I hope the US doesn't get engaged in another war. Has there ever been a time when the US wasn't involved in some kind of war?

[bowens43]

1. Well we knew that was coming, didn't we? This guy is a complete fucking disaster.

Out of Iraq so he needs another war, needs to play with his soldiers....

[sabrina 1]

7. It was always on the agenda. Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Afghanistan, Lebanon all part of the PNAC

plan for taking over the ME and restructuring it so we have control of the oil and of the strategic countries that can be used to get to the oil.

So far, strike off the list 'Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan. We're working on Iran, same lies, same recipe. We're getting close to Syria now, we've been working on it for two years. It's taking a little longer than they would have liked. The world isn't buying Iran, the piece de resistance, but one thing you have to say about Neo-cons, they never give up.

[L0oniX]

21. Hey let's have the repukes fund Assad and Obama fund the terrorists and then we all enjoy the game.

[jakeXT]

2. It's called kinetic military action and you don't even need congress

Police action, conflict, hostilities and now “kinetic military action.” They’re all euphemisms for that word that this White House and many before it have been so careful not to say: War.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51893.html#ixzz2RbKKVjn2

[leveymg]

5. Don't forget "regional repositioning of forces"

Iraq and Afghanistan to Syria, Lebanon and Iran. 8-D chess.

[tularetom]

3. Aw, you just don't recognize umpteen dimensional chess when you see it

It might look like he's about to let the republicans and the pentagon push him into getting us involved in another war but he's too smart to let that happen.

His clever strategy will be revealed to us in due time I'm sure.

[leveymg]

4. More "nothing's off the table" rhetoric. If not, this will not end well.

This whole thing is a propaganda campaign based upon bad intel that's taken on a life of it's own - a lot like Iraq WMD did in 2003.

[sabrina 1]

6. Oh great, another war!! Where are they finding the money to do this when they can't find

money for the American people? I thought they were going to have to steal money from the SS fund in order to 'help' reduce the deficit? Does this mean they FOUND money somewhere and Democrats don't have to let Republicans steal from the SS fund again??

Amazing, there is always money to kill people with, but never any money to keep the 44,000 Americans who die every year from lack of just a small fraction of what these wars cost, alive.

Who do they think they are kidding???

Enough, it's up to the American people now. If they don't rise up en masse against this insane and criminal idea, then we deserve everything we get as a result of it and I never, ever again want to hear anyone complaining about 'terror attacks'.

[NCarolinawoman]

9. Exactly!

That is why Al Gore suggested a Lockbox for social security. They use OUR money for other things--mostly wars.

[L0oniX]

20. Our patriotic eldery, poor and disabled will help pay. It's the right thing to do.

We can't ask the rich to pay for it...they are busy getting us more jobs and stuff.

posting with the tag for those who are too stupid ...

[GeorgeGist]

8. Unilateral Stupidity

[KoKo]

10. I hope this is just BLUFFING by PBO....and not that Bush I and II...captured him at that

Bush Lie bury/Latrine Ceremony.

Please tell me it ain't so...that Obama and British PM Cameron will cause us to INVADE once again?

International news had GB's Cameron doing what Blair did with Bush. I had to turn it off because I wanted to VOMIT.

[eissa]

11. Deal breaker for me

Seriously, I'm used to being let down by my party, and expect it to be honest. Still, I hang in there. But another war?! In support of jihadist rebels?! I just can't. I pray this is all theatrics.

[Cha]

13. My understanding is the US would not tolerate the Syrian

government using chemical weapons on their own people.

Here's a more comprehensive link if you want to know more about it, eissa.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2760794

[KoKo]

14. Many of us HEAR YA!

I don't want to live with consequences of More LIES (found out later) and Killings of Innocents that BLOW BACK on us...for what our Elected Officials have been doing.

I hope Obama keeps HIS COOL..and doesn't do a Bush II/Colin Powell THINGY on us so early in his Second Administration. FEAR & TERROR is growing past Tolerance for it here at home. Obama has almost four more years....please let him become the person we VOTED FOR!

[Cha]

12. U.S. Not Rushing to Act on Signs Syria Used Chemical Arms

“We have to act prudently,” he told reporters before a meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan. “We have to make these assessments deliberately. But I think all of us, not just in the United States but around the world, recognize how we cannot stand by and permit the systematic use of weapons like chemical weapons on civilian populations.”

He said he wanted “more direct evidence and confirmation” of chemical weapons use and vowed “a very vigorous investigation” to determine that. “Obtaining confirmation and strong evidence, all of those things we have to make sure that we work on with the international community,” he said. “And we ourselves are going to be putting a lot of resources into focusing on this.”

The White House has pointed to the precedent of the Iraq war that President George W. Bush started in 2003, wary of again taking action on the basis of incomplete or possibly inaccurate assessments of another Arab country’s weapons of mass destruction.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/world/middleeast/white-house-in-no-rush-on-syria-action.html?hp&_r=0

[Mutiny In Heaven]

15. A good response.

In the event that there turns out to be empirical evidence of the use of such weapons and action is agreed upon legally by virtue of a UN resolution, I am okay. I have a problem with illegal, unilateral war built on a pack of lies, not the use of military force as part of a legitimate coalition which has decided that a madman unleashing chemical warfare isn't something that should be ignored.

I will wait and see. It would be ridiculous to jump to conclusions either way at this stage.

[Cha]

18. Yes, it's a wise response, Mutiny In Heaven and one that

I'm ok with it too.

"..not the use of military force as part of a legitimate coalition which has decided that a madman unleashing chemical warfare isn't something that should be ignored."

Well said.

[99Forever]

16. Empires must conquer...

... or they wither.

[SammyWinstonJack]

17. $$$$$ FOR WAR!!!!!!!!!!

FEED THE WAR MACHINE AT THE EXPENSE OF EVERYONE BUT THE 1+ PERCENT!



WHAT A GREAT FUCKING COUNTRY THIS IS!

[L0oniX]

19. Only a stupid ass would get involved.