Yay! We'll be arming Al-Qaeda in Syria

[Laelth]

92. Yes, I think we would care.

Japan has no oil. France has no oil. Germany has no oil. The U.K. has the North Sea, but even they are dependent on oil from the Middle East. Iran, on the other hand, has oil--a good chunk of the world's oil supply. Right now, they are selling it to the Chinese. Our allies need oil from the Middle East, and that's the main reason they have been pressuring us to get involved in Syria--to fight Iran, for Syria is Iran's proxy state. We are at war with Iran. We launched a cyber-attack against them, and they have launched cyber-attacks on us and our allies. We must stay involved in the Middle East.

So far, we have handled this issue pretty poorly, doing more harm than good (Afghanistan, Iraq). Still, I can only begin to imagine the pressure on the President to address this issue--with force. As I have said before, I would not want to be in his shoes. But these are the facts, as I know them. We may not like it, but all of Western Civilization is now dependent on oil, and we will fight to preserve Western Civilization. That, as I understand it, is the point of view of those who have convinced the President to take military action in Syria.

-Laelth