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adirondacker

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50. I'm guessing an airstrike on Assad's Palace, along with airbases and military structures.

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 09:57 PM

Aug 2013

from the article...
"But administration officials made clear that the eroding support would not deter Mr. Obama in deciding to go ahead with a strike. Pentagon officials said that the Navy had now moved a fifth destroyer into the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Each ship carries dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles that would probably be the centerpiece of any attack on Syria.

Even before the parliamentary vote, White House officials said, Mr. Obama decided there was no way he could overcome objections by Russia, Syria’s longtime backer, to any resolution in the Security Council.

Although administration officials cautioned that Mr. Obama had not made a final decision, all indications suggest that a strike could occur soon after United Nations investigators charged with scrutinizing the Aug. 21 attack leave the country. They are scheduled to depart Damascus on Saturday."

He sounds pretty determined to get involved. Hopefully I'm wrong.

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holy fuck... [View all] WillyT Aug 2013 OP

I doubt he will, though. TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #1

NYT was a leader for Iraq Invasion...Judith Miller and Bill Keller the Editor... KoKo Aug 2013 #6

I just don't see it happening--UNLESS there is something going on that we aren't privy to. TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #10

I wish I could share your optimism but I can't. n/t totodeinhere Aug 2013 #63

There are reports of evacuating refugees DearAbby Aug 2013 #65

Well, he has to earn that Peace Prize somehow... polichick Aug 2013 #2

'Although the officials cautioned that Mr. Obama had not made a final decision' spanone Aug 2013 #3

I cannot believe people have so little faith in the guy that killed Osama Bin Laden... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #4

I really hope you're right. polichick Aug 2013 #7

Huh? The SEALs have nothing to do with this. Link Speed Aug 2013 #9

"Sort of give it the go ahead"--uhhh...that's to the credit (or blame) of the Big Cheese. TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #12

exactly Twilight....this conversation is very very enlightening but not about what some will think VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #14

Who said Seals? He was the man that made THAT call VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #13

What is ODS? Link Speed Aug 2013 #15

whatevah dude...IF it had failed...HE would have taken the blame! So don't give me that shit.. VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #16

If it had failed, we would have never known Link Speed Aug 2013 #23

Of course we would....you think that many Seals would have remained silent? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #26

Of course they would Link Speed Aug 2013 #38

they are talking NOW and the DID succeed! VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #41

no matter....Jimmy has carried that ever since. Ask him if it was still a mark against "HIS" VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #28

The Special forces guy you are replying to obviously is nowhere near the brave Dragonfli Aug 2013 #42

ODS VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #17

LOL dionysus Aug 2013 #32

That was such a difficult call LittleBlue Aug 2013 #19

but if they failed....HE would have his entire legacy.....you know as LEADER of the U.S. of America. VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #20

You're right LittleBlue Aug 2013 #22

Whoa! Someone with a real-world view! Link Speed Aug 2013 #29

are you suggesting here that the President of the United states would have Seal Team Six "snuffed" VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #37

Yeah when getting out of bed means a huge scar on the fact that you are going down in history! VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #30

Are you saying the President was more worried about his political hide Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #54

not political hide...but one of the major return for investment becoming the first African American VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #57

Pretty big thing to carry don't you think? a generations ago.... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #58

so you see...it's much more than his "political hide"... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #59

I guess I just don't look at the world that way. Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #61

I guess you don't....let me guess...White male? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #62

No, white female almost sixty years old and a retired nurse. Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #64

then shame....you cannot understand that... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #67

I am not the least bit ashamed of doing the right thing regardless Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #68

you cannot change the subject...sorry... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #69

I am not changing the subject and there is no need to answer this post Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #70

He is Not "Checking" ....twist my words all you want... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #71

Much more than YOUR reason for getting out of bed...huh? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #31

Oh wow LittleBlue Aug 2013 #36

nothing melting here.... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #39

Hey Blue, is this "chairborne division" warrior your own pet troll or can anyone play with it? Dragonfli Aug 2013 #46

Ask Jimmy Carter about that call VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #21

yeah....he gambled the legacy of the first African American President on them... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #24

He didn't publicly announce that he had located Bin Laden and was going to teach him a lesson n2doc Aug 2013 #11

Yes he did! He said from the start....if he had the opportunity to take that man out he would.... VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #18

Well don't kill Osama and then make nice with AQ in Syria. David__77 Aug 2013 #27

did PBO ever say that was what he was going to do? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #35

Either it's warranted, or he's got no control over his administration David__77 Aug 2013 #43

WTF did you just even say? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #44

So all the media are lying. There are no real leaks? David__77 Aug 2013 #45

who said wait for "worst"....thats not the word I would use.. VanillaRhapsody Aug 2013 #47

Faith in a politician is a fool's lot. morningfog Aug 2013 #52

That is it in a nutshell. I have to keep learning it over and over because Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #60

Somehow I see this all ending up like his plan to cut SS n2doc Aug 2013 #5

I'm guessing an airstrike on Assad's Palace, along with airbases and military structures. adirondacker Aug 2013 #50

Evidence like this? Xipe Totec Aug 2013 #8

Here's a tin hat scenario.... defacto7 Aug 2013 #25

We have our agents who can go in there and capture them Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #33

Interesting scenario. Makes sense to take out the person responsible... polichick Aug 2013 #53

It's a done deal Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #34

Is he putting on his comfortable Cowboy Boots? Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #40

I am not sure but I heard from unconfirmed sources he has already ordered his XXXL sized codpiece Dragonfli Aug 2013 #49

What's amazing is how similar the Time's comment section resembles DU. adirondacker Aug 2013 #48

I wonder who will be down wind of the bombed chem storage site. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #51

Yeah panader0 Aug 2013 #66

you can hardly believe it, can you? treestar Aug 2013 #55

LBJ? LBObama sounds like. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #56