Thoughts swirling in my brain with regards to the Syria possibilities.... [View all]

[NRaleighLiberal]

It is a swirl, so in no particular order....

chemical weapons? something must be done

...but what is the objective?

...and who is responsible?

....who can we trust to uncover the truth of what actually happened?

....trust and the truth died with Bush (actually, before, with Viet Nam....and before that...and before that)....lies were told and no one paid (except countless innocent Iraqis)


.....among those who will profit from immediate action are advertisers on news shows, those who produce the weapons....


....oil. and money. where was immediate action when things happened in areas not of our material interests - such as Rwanda?

.....I would not want to be President Obama.

....eye for an eye never really works....

.....I am a dove - war is messy and often those who are killed are just caught in the middle of the mess....

......is it the wisdom of age, or experiences, that makes one so mistrusting and cynical/skeptical? Trust is earned....

.....war for most Americans is like a passive form of entertainment - a video game - we are desensitized, we are removed from it. We are spoiled.

and on and on and on.

Swirling, but current thinking is that it is folly to embark out of anger or revenge - especially in this particular heavy cloud where allies, enemies, truth - conflicts of interest - we need to know what the goal is. And if it is a reasonable goal.

What a mess.