Did I just stop by DU and find people AGAINST military action on Syria?

[steve2470]

24. I'm assuming you're in the Armed Forces or have a friend or loved one who is ?

If not...then consider this: My son turns 18 in January. Yes, it's a volunteer force at this point. I do not see him joining up. However, just because my son won't have his body on the line, doesn't mean I don't have compassion for other people's children and grandchildren.

Is it worth my son (or someone else's son or daughter) dying in Syria ? No. Have chemical weapons been used in Syria ? Probably, but it's unknown so far who used them. Fundamentally, that is a grave issue for the Syrian people themselves to solve. I reject the neo-con argument (and its predecessor argument that got us in Vietnam, Korea and both Gulf Wars) that we have to be the policeperson of the world.

Unless you have a child or grandchild who might die over there (or a friend or other relative's kid), then I don't think you have much room to debate. Yes, you have free speech, and my free speech very strongly disagrees with yours.

I'm not debating this with you, because both our minds are made up, obviously.