I'd like to ask DU's military strike supporters a few questions [View all]

[cali]

First, let me stipulate that I don't think you're war mongers. I believe you're motivated by the desire to stop killing. I think you're misguided.

First, do you understand that military strikes could well make things worse are regards the civilian population in Syria?

Do you know that the civil war in Syria has been bleeding into Lebanon and Turkey and that strikes could exacerbate hat situation?

What if military strikes don't deter the Assad regime but hardens his resolve? What does the U.S. do then?

What happens if H'zbollah strikes Israel? Or Iran?

This is by no means a complete roster of questions.

These aren't far fetched scenarios. They've been brought up as concerns by high ranking military officers including the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

If the reality was that we could use the U.S. military and save the civilian population of Syria, oust Assad, see a secular government take over and stop all the atrocities without loss of life and without boots on the ground, that would be one thing.

That's about as realistic as my traveling to the moon on a lawn chair powered by helium balloons.