Simplistic, emotionally charged, we must intervene now OPs [View all]

[nadinbrzezinski]

Yes, somebody used Sarin. Yes, hundreds died, that we know. Up to close to 3K we are not so sure, regardless what the Administration says. Yes, something terrible happened in this civil war, AGAIN.

So let's examine some of this.

IT'S GENOCIDE? No it is not.

IT's a Munich Like Moment... Nope.

Our way of life depends on it (I expect it, and nope, it does not)

What all this is about is exactly what other interventions in the Middle East and Asia have been about. It is the grand old chess game, and the field is that strategic area. What is this about? Like any other war, it is about resources, this time Oil. that is what this is about.

Can we stop whoever used WMDs from using them again by lobbying a few hundred cruise missiles? No, not really.

Should we do nothing? Not quite. Yes, somebody used WMDs, the kind forbidden by treaty since 1925, but taking the country to a war time footing, and make no mistake, lobbying missiles is taking the country to a war time footing, is not the solution. The solution is taking those responsible before the Hague. I don't expect that.

It is not about regime change...ok, if the administration says so. But to take them at their word, I guess Assad will learn and let that pipeline through.

But this wonderful appeal to the good war is getting tiresome.