Why do U.S. have to do all the work when it could just be left up to Arab League

[Billy Love]

to handle the problem. It's their own group of Arab states (Syria is a member), and they do have the capabilities to stage a strike against one of their own.

Saudi Arabia, for one, has plenty of air power, naval power, and troops, and they've bought a lot of shit from us.

We are not, once again, the world police.

[JimDandy]

1. Wondering that myself. n/t

[avebury]

2. Because the US worshlps at the feet of the House of Saud. nt

[Billy Love]

5. And the Saud can fight its own battles.

I heard the Saud family is starting to fight among themselves.

So Saudi Arabia could also go into a civil war themselves soon.

[avebury]

9. So many of the Saudi Princes are

older than dirt. It can't possibly be that much longer before all the older crowd dies of old age and the younger family members take over.

[orpupilofnature57]

6. +1000 !!!!

[fujiyama]

3. I would add Turkey to this...

Turkey has a capable and professional military and is a member of NATO. Why are we needed?

If Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are so upset by what is going on they are free to intervene. It's time for these countries to handle their own immediate sphere of influence and it's time for us to cede that responsibility to them. The Saudis are especially notorious and useless and this is the umpteenth time we've intervened in the region to protect their sorry asses - all for what purpose? To spread the cause of radical Wahhabiism? What the hell are we doing?

[orpupilofnature57]

4. Who were the only people flying 9/11 & 9/12 2001 ?

[Billy Love]

7. You can kiss *'s ass for that one.

He let them go.

Bandar Bush needs to be indicted and sentenced to prison for that one.

[orpupilofnature57]

10. Not as long as ShrubCo exists, and the 1% owes them so very much .

[HooptieWagon]

8. Arab League probably divided.

And Saudi Arabia is already involved by proxy...they are funding and supplying the AQ rebel groups. If they became directly involved, that would probably lead to direct involvement by Russia in support of Assad. Saudis do not want to go toe to toe with Russians....much prefer using their AQ goons and get US to do the heavy lifting.

[polichick]

11. Because then our mic wouldn't get a windfall.

[Billy Love]

14. That is exactly what I'm trying to accomplish

Prevent MIC from getting more cash.

We need to dismantle the MIC now.

[polichick]

16. My point is that's what it's all about...

no matter which president is in office.

Sure, we need to dismantle the mic - I post about it constantly - but neither corporate party will do that.

[leftstreet]

12. But who would get the lucrative contracts?

Why do you hate America?




^^ ^^

[JaneyVee]

13. Because Syrian chemical weapons would affect us and our allies.

[Billy Love]

15. So what?

If it does not affect the United States, then why do we care what happens to Syria?

The chemical weapons probably are of Iranian origin, therefore an Arab League problem not the United States.

[JaneyVee]

18. It would affect the United States. The environment in the Middle East poses

Strategic challenges to the US and our allies.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

17. Because we have volunteered to fight their proxy wars.

[treestar]

19. Military may not be powerful enough

If they had any military might, Israel would be gone.

[David__77]

20. Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, and Algeria all strongly oppose intervention.

There are others in that camp in all likelihood. But I'd prefer that be the solution. The US should not intervene.

[BlueCheese]

21. Why not France?

They seem pretty gung-ho about this. They have their own planes and missiles. Why can't they handle it? Why does it always have to be the US?