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Stuart G

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9. If the oil and gas piplines are the issue..or what if the issue is innocents being killed?

Reply to madrchsod (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 08:38 AM

Aug 2013

Then is it ok to go to war with Syria?
War has consequences. almost always unforeseen consequences.
Endgames that do not end the game.

For example. At the end of World War I, collective thought at the peace conference was to blame Germany...
so, the end game helped to cause another war, worse than the first....Iraq I???how could there be an Iraq II?

Sure, Assad needs to go. Are there other ways besides war...that is open war? We attack him, then maybe he will respond and somehow do something to us..an unexpected endgame....

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So What? They Used Chemical Weapons. It is War. Why Is It Our Business? [View all] Stuart G Aug 2013 OP

The damnable Bush years have discredited rightful outrage concerning WMDs. Loudly Aug 2013 #1

Of course we are outraged ...at what was done to people. Stuart G Aug 2013 #8

Why do we punish murderers generally? Vengeance and deterrence. Loudly Aug 2013 #20

Women get raped in war. Children are slaughtered in war. Do you also say "so what" to that? riqster Aug 2013 #2

No, I do not say ..."so what"...that is what it is Stuart G Aug 2013 #7

Funny how our society is supposed to be altruistic in so many ways (most of which I agree with.)... randome Aug 2013 #11

With respect, you DID say "So what": riqster Aug 2013 #15

Yes, you are correct. Stuart G Aug 2013 #16

If the alternative is the tacit endorsement of war crimes, riqster Aug 2013 #18

War is an admission of failure madokie Aug 2013 #3

Governments have the right to use chemical (biological, nuclear?) weapons on their citizens in order pampango Aug 2013 #4

Do states have a right to arm rebels to wage religious wars of extermination against other states? leveymg Aug 2013 #6

I'll answer yours, if you'll answer mine. No. Yes. pampango Aug 2013 #10

1) No. 2) Yes, but sovereignty within the states system is contingent leveymg Aug 2013 #12

the carter/reagan doctrine. madrchsod Aug 2013 #5

If the oil and gas piplines are the issue..or what if the issue is innocents being killed? Stuart G Aug 2013 #9

god no it`s not ok. madrchsod Aug 2013 #21

No, chemical weapons are not part of war. They are explicitly banned for any combatant geek tragedy Aug 2013 #13

War crime yes, Does that mean we attack Syria? Stuart G Aug 2013 #14

You're saying avoid war or wars Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #17

you are full of empathy and compassion. Good on you. Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #19