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LostOne4Ever

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13. What about trying to solve this situation through peaceful means?

Reply to LearningCurve (Original post)

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 10:11 PM

Sep 2013

Pushing for peace talks or some other form of diplomacy while sending in humanitarian aid?

Why must the only options be violence or apathy? if those are the only options well then:

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Either we should go for regime change or stay out of Syria [View all] LearningCurve Sep 2013 OP

Any military assualt will help Assad with the Arab world. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #1

It apparently wouldn't help Assad with the Sunnis. And I don't think Iranians KittyWampus Sep 2013 #2

So less then half of the Muslim world would be OK with it? Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #3

That's right. Arab Sunnis don't generally like Assad... David__77 Sep 2013 #4

You know, I almost hate to say it, but... NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #5

One can always hope for a Secular party that values human rights to come to power LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #11

I don't disagree, but in the absence of another choice NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #15

that's the question: is it our problem to solve? Supersedeas Sep 2013 #18

The problem is who would replace him? mysuzuki2 Sep 2013 #6

stay out gopiscrap Sep 2013 #7

Yeah well regime change worked out so well in: Initech Sep 2013 #8

Vietnam IS an example of regime change LearningCurve Sep 2013 #17

NO. Destroying any advantage. jazzimov Sep 2013 #9

I agree. You can trivialize the result, but doing nothing sends a whole different message bhikkhu Sep 2013 #16

A half-assed attack with no goal or objective, why bother? NightWatcher Sep 2013 #10

It is worse than nothing LearningCurve Sep 2013 #12

What about trying to solve this situation through peaceful means? LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #13

We can't bomb our way to peace. roamer65 Sep 2013 #14