A Torrent of Disinformation : The NeoCon Propaganda Machine Pushing “Regime Change” in Syria

[joshcryer]

55. The US doesn't typically lay siege to cities that are protesting against the government.

Now, there are some who would like the President to institute martial law under the Insurrection Act (ironically the same people who rec'd that thread are reccing this one, which itself tells the story). Bring in the National Guard, and so on, but that has yet to happen. And if protesters are shot in the streets by the government, they would have every right to defend themselves. That's basically the law of the jungle, once you have devolved to the point where you start shooting your own people with lethal weapons, they are going to shoot back. People don't sit down and just let themselves die, it's not human nature. Survival instinct says fight for your existence.

Meanwhile yes there would probably be defections.

And yes it would be suitable for the international community to condemn the US if it did that.

And yes if the international community had consensus the onus would be on it to stop the atrocities.

What amuses me about this whole mess is how "compassionate" and "caring" people are over the Middle East. Self-avowed experts, even. But as soon as it doesn't go their way, they say screw those people. Once upon a time we used to think democracy was the best system. I guess it's only the best system if somehow it slams the US (see: Latin America Democracy) but if the US is for it (Middle East Democracy), nope, screw those people, advocate the autocracy or theocracy.