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davidn3600

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4. So what happens after we strike?

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 10:42 PM

Aug 2013

Knocking down a couple buildings is not going to do anything to stop Assad. He may even become emboldened and think that if that's all the US will do, he'll just continue using the chemical weapons. And then what do we do? The next step would be full war and regime change. Iraq 2.0.

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Are we invading Syria like we did Iraq? [View all] cynatnite Aug 2013 OP

highly doubt it.. but to some here its set in stone we are. dionysus Aug 2013 #1

No. Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #2

For a second I thought it was 2003 and bush was in office. n/t cynatnite Aug 2013 #3

So what happens after we strike? davidn3600 Aug 2013 #4

Obama says no, for what his word is worth. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #5

Just remove Assad Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #6

"easy peasy"? Really? HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #11

Just because the Russians are dependent on Syria's pipelines Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #13

Russia doesn't want a Syrian pipeline. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #19

Who replaces Assad? neverforget Aug 2013 #16

Obama says no boots on ground. Just drones and missiles. delrem Aug 2013 #7

Just a few missiles to calm things down. woo me with science Aug 2013 #9

It's like when some country X fires a few missiles at the US. delrem Aug 2013 #10

Yeah, who would call a few missile strikes an act of war? woo me with science Aug 2013 #18

Here's how it looks to me. delrem Aug 2013 #20

I don't think we will invade Syria. Just waste several million dollars Autumn Aug 2013 #8

al-Qaeda is worse than Assad. delrem Aug 2013 #12

It makes one wonder why the hell we want to knock out the other guy Autumn Aug 2013 #15

I don't get it either. In general I don't get the US strategy. delrem Aug 2013 #17

Not yet. rug Aug 2013 #14

Not this year. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #21