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NightWatcher

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1. If/when we get involved there, I suspect it would be air-only, like in Libya

Reply to Victor_c3 (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 01:11 PM

Dec 2012

I think that the UN countries would join us in providing dominate air cover for the rebels to finish off the regime on the ground. We'd probably just enforce a country wide no-fly zone.

I doubt we'd put boots on the ground.

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The idea of entangling our military in Syria makes me nauseas [View all] Victor_c3 Dec 2012 OP

If/when we get involved there, I suspect it would be air-only, like in Libya NightWatcher Dec 2012 #1

I don't think it will be former-republican Dec 2012 #4

Exactly. It would require a ground invasion. Xithras Dec 2012 #7

Yes, I have no doubt it would be extremely brutal Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #15

War is profitable. Propaganda in favor of war works. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #2

poor choice of words former-republican Dec 2012 #3

The Iraq War was entirely unprovoked cpwm17 Dec 2012 #10

exactly right n/t Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #13

You want the media to show dead people? How 'bout US troops? leftstreet Dec 2012 #5

You mean the chemical weapons Saddam bought from us? I am nauseous too. nt Mnemosyne Dec 2012 #6

Syria made their own with Soviet help. hack89 Dec 2012 #11

Sickening that anyone has these weapons at all. nt Mnemosyne Dec 2012 #17

Most countries including the US have destroyed their stockpiles hack89 Dec 2012 #18

me too quinnox Dec 2012 #8

Yay - another war we'll spend trillions on and not win! Initech Dec 2012 #9

Thank you Victor for your humanity PufPuf23 Dec 2012 #12

Thanks again for being here. Agony Dec 2012 #14

I find it interesting that there is so much discussion Jazzgirl Dec 2012 #16