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In reply to the discussion: Kerry: Bombing other countries is not "Going to war." [View all]fadedrose
(10,044 posts)Saw him say that we don't have enough boots to put on the ground because we are spread too thin already, and because of the sequester, we don't give the military enough money to have flights going over anywhere routinely.
Charlie Rangel the same day said that if we vote to go to 'Syria we have to reinstate the draft - that's why I said we need feet - just a badly worded sentence.
We are safe if everything goes smoothly, but if it doesn't, and we know it won't, we got big trouble..we should not go there because we lack troops...and I surmize from that that we'd get slaughtered if what Zini said was true.
Not to mention, it's more or less a religious war. Oh, and Al-Queda. What's your favorite reason for not going? I can't make up my mind there's so many.
If making billions on selling both sides weapons doesn't count, the MIC has nothing to gain.