Re: Syria. Look at it this way. [View all]

[Pab Sungenis]

A ragtag bunch of rebels, struggling against a leader they consider an unelected tyrant, are hanging on for dear life.

The leader disregards his nation's laws and the standards of war. He barely holds off the rebels. Eventually he orders his generals to destroy entire cities in an effort to put down the rebellion.

You are the leader of the nation with the greatest military force in the world. You are called upon to intervene to stop the bloodshed and punish the tyrant, hopefully forcing him out of office. You can lead a decapitating strike, having your ships start an intense bombardment that will cripple much of the tyrant's warmaking ability in a matter of days.

Do you choose to intervene?

Congratulations, Lord Palmerston. You have stopped the American Civil War, ended the Lincoln Administration, and guaranteed the victory of the Confederacy.

Folks, Syria is in a civil war. They are not threatening their neighbors or anyone else. This is an internal matter. We have no right to intervene militarily.

Sanctions? Yes. Boycotts? Yes. Bombs? No.

This is not our war.