I bleed red. I support intervention in Syria.

[fujiyama]

166. Then suit up...

or start a collection.

I'm tired of my taxes going toward bombing people. I really am starting to wonder what else I get for the hard earned money I am forced to contribute in taxes. Universal health care? Nope. World class infrastructure? Ha, we have no high speed rail and our roads are garbage. Safe cities? I live near Detroit.

So have at it. Head over there and join the militias (some of whom are Jihadists and want to impose Sharia law). Maybe it will be exciting. Maybe it will give you a greater sense of purpose in helping the Syrian people. And I sincerely wish you the best of luck.

The world is a very nasty place and humans seem to be less civilized than chimps and other evolutionary relatives. The situation in Syria is appalling and I wish something could be done but after viewing many interventions, and trying to figure out who is who in a nation artificially carved out by colonial powers in the first place, I'm lost.

As for a SEAL raid or something of the sort - you may be thinking too much in Hollywood terms. If the son of a bitch dictator couldn't be killed by now when much of his country despises him, one "crack" team isn't going to do it. Besides, unless you can guarantee that the outcome will be better than the already awful current situation, then all the effort we put into this will be in vain.

I'm more concerned about the fact that the largest city by me is fucking bankrupt. Call me selfish but I can't save the world, but we can and should help those immediately around us first before getting involved in a mess for which we don't have any credible solutions.