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29. So Assad is like Lincoln?

Reply to Pab Sungenis (Reply #7)

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 10:35 AM

Aug 2013

And the Syrian rebels are like the Confederacy? Am I following your comparison here?

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Re: Syria. Look at it this way. [View all] Pab Sungenis Aug 2013 OP

Well said. morningfog Aug 2013 #1

I agree that this is not our war LiberalEsto Aug 2013 #2

Someone already got a free pass. Pab Sungenis Aug 2013 #3

I hope to never be as callous as you. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2013 #4

Not callous, practical! atreides1 Aug 2013 #11

And when Assad gasses an entire rebel city? jeff47 Aug 2013 #16

Missed the battle of Stalingrad, did you? AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #35

And your position is less callous? Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #12

Yep jeff47 Aug 2013 #19

How many Americans and Syrians are you willing to have killed to "punish" Assad? Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #22

A better phrasing is how many should die to prevent Assad from killing millions jeff47 Aug 2013 #25

So you and Assad communicate regularly? Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #27

I think everybody here KNOWS the answer to that question. bvar22 Aug 2013 #62

How often do you contact Washington to oppose our use of landmines and refusal to join Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #14

K, let's add up all the people killed by the methods you deplore. jeff47 Aug 2013 #20

We've gone from an, as of yet, unsubstantiated report to worst case scenario speculation whatchamacallit Aug 2013 #23

Why wouldn't he? jeff47 Aug 2013 #26

These assumption have been made and acted on before whatchamacallit Aug 2013 #48

No, in those cases the dictator in question did not actually have the weapons jeff47 Aug 2013 #59

do YOU know who used the chemical weapons? MNBrewer Aug 2013 #28

Hell, he got a free pass for using them against another country NuclearDem Aug 2013 #38

I think he also used them against the Iranians in the Iran-Iraq war fujiyama Aug 2013 #61

Landmines, Clusterbombs and Depleted Uranium are banned by international treaties Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #6

And there should have been serious consequences for those. LiberalEsto Aug 2013 #9

That's because use of chemical weapons usually gets a "forceful" response jeff47 Aug 2013 #21

He could also do it by encircling it with landmines and then Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #36

You realize that you are using the "we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud" argument Maedhros Aug 2013 #43

The difference is Assad actually has the weapons in question. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2013 #53

But you're saying "If we don't attack, Assad will use them again!" Maedhros Aug 2013 #55

So it's OK for his government to use chemical weapons if he's lost control jeff47 Aug 2013 #57

And when that red line is crossed by us? progressoid Aug 2013 #51

White Phosporus isn't a chemcial weapon. It's an incendiary weapon. jeff47 Aug 2013 #54

I'm pretty sure the people maimed and killed by white phosporus don't care about that distinction. progressoid Aug 2013 #56

The difference is a few shells just killed 1500 in Syria jeff47 Aug 2013 #58

Over 100,000 people have been killed in this civil war by a myriad means of destruction. progressoid Aug 2013 #60

"I do hope the UN will come up with a way to tackle this war crime" My sentiments as well! Rebellious Republican Aug 2013 #37

We used white phosphorus in Iraq. Who should stop us? grahamhgreen Aug 2013 #39

In my post # 9 I said there should have been serious consequences for the US LiberalEsto Aug 2013 #45

Your first three paragraphs made a good case for intervention michigandem58 Aug 2013 #5

The first three paragraphs were an accurate description of our civil war Pab Sungenis Aug 2013 #7

So Assad is like Lincoln? michigandem58 Aug 2013 #29

I wouldn't call the OP a "comparison" markpkessinger Aug 2013 #33

Coming from you that has to be the height of irony. Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #8

Pab should post this on PeoplesView Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #17

Well done, well done. Autumn Aug 2013 #10

K&R Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #13

But what if you and your allies have been fomenting the civil war? malaise Aug 2013 #15

your description of the rebels isn't a good one. cali Aug 2013 #18

Called upon? By whom? Scuba Aug 2013 #24

+10000 heaven05 Aug 2013 #30

You seem to be leaving out a big part of your hypothesis... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #31

He should do what he did regarding Libya. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2013 #32

As was Kosovo question everything Aug 2013 #34

Syria is a civil war only in part. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #40

That rag tag bunch is completely capable of... Historic NY Aug 2013 #41

Uh huh. Zoeisright Aug 2013 #42

"Sanctions? Yes. Boycotts? Yes. Bombs? No." ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #44

Depends on what you mean by the "rabbit hole".....eom AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #47

What do I mean? ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #49

What do you mean by payback, exactly? AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #50

Excerpt from: Two and a Half Years Later: Inside 'Liberated' Syria pampango Aug 2013 #46

K&R idwiyo Aug 2013 #52

DURec. bvar22 Aug 2013 #63