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TwilightGardener

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1. I don't know that I trust intelligence sharing with rebels. I don't trust them.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 11:44 PM

Aug 2013

I think the best option is to wait out Assad, be patient, help the humanitarian angle, develop a long-range strategy for dealing with Syria/Russia in the event either side prevails, and ignore little Johnny Mac hopping up and down and screaming for jets and missiles.

Oh, and if they dare ever deploy chemical weapons again...we've got ships, and maybe Obama is a little crazy...LOL.

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The U.S. does have nonmilitary options in Syria. Here are four of them. [View all] applegrove Aug 2013 OP

I don't know that I trust intelligence sharing with rebels. I don't trust them. TwilightGardener Aug 2013 #1

Absolutely on the humanitarian aid. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #2

#4 kiss Russia's ass davidpdx Aug 2013 #3

Yes on 4, and part of 1, no on the others. David__77 Aug 2013 #4

what are 3 and 4 ? not sure i agree with intelligence sharing with rebels JI7 Aug 2013 #5

Because of the paragraph limit it was hard for the OP to get all of it in there davidpdx Aug 2013 #7

Anti-Aircraft Missiles (#3) Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #6

Agreed davidpdx Aug 2013 #8

Here's an off-the-wall idea Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #9

#2 = help Islamists deport Christians and massacre Alawites n/t eridani Aug 2013 #10

Not sure. Just working this out: freshwest Aug 2013 #11

The saudis just ponied up 300 million in aid and the UN is already helping refugees The Straight Story Aug 2013 #12