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cali

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11. far more troubling, is what we would engender by a military strike.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sat Aug 31, 2013, 05:26 AM

Aug 2013

hardening the resolve of Assad

more foreign fighters flooding into the country

more of the Syrian civil war bleeding into Lebanon and Iraq

potential attacks on Israel from H'zbollah and/or Iran

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What level of U.S.-inflicted death could YOU stomach in Syria? [View all] Ken Burch Aug 2013 OP

But it's OK, Ken curlyred Aug 2013 #1

Yeah...our killing is so much NICER than other people's killing... Ken Burch Aug 2013 #2

Exactly. curlyred Aug 2013 #4

Who says our weapons can't strike surgically? Barack_America Aug 2013 #3

Didn't seem to be all that surgical in Iraq. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #5

Drones attacks are supposed to be well calculated and surgical. Incitatus Aug 2013 #7

The Operation was a success, but the patient died :/ Electric Monk Aug 2013 #8

And Bashir Assad nor his family will be harmed. Just the common people who happen to be Lint Head Aug 2013 #6

I think we should sit back and do nothing davidpdx Aug 2013 #9

And he'll be allowed to go on killing Celefin Aug 2013 #10

We already know that hitting Syria can't stop the gassing. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #17

far more troubling, is what we would engender by a military strike. cali Aug 2013 #11

Depends entirely on what it accomplishes. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #12

Of course wht is planned per Obama and admin officials will leave Assad in power cali Aug 2013 #13

Where do you get that "hundreds of thousands" number from? Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #14

essentially, from you cali Aug 2013 #16

We sit by in the congo, 5.4 million have died. What is the magic number where The Straight Story Aug 2013 #15

Lots of big dramatic rhetoric there, but you did not bother to answer the OP's question at all. Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #18

You seem to be okay with doing nothing no matter how many are killed as long as it by acceptable TheKentuckian Aug 2013 #19