General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Rep. Alan Grayson on Syria: Congress Should Reject "War Mongering" and Focus on Problems at Home [View all]lark
(25,994 posts)Pros (not that I agree with these, but they are what I've seen)
Chemical weapons use has been banned for a long time
Alleged evidence that the Assad regime used chemical weapons
red lines
President (country's) integrity is on the line
Help Israel
Sending cruise missiles isn't a war
Stop once millies are fired
Obama is a Dem president
Cons
Evidence is very doubtful
Don't trust NSA or CIA, they lie
Investigators sent to Syria by UN to determine if this happened, let them do their job
Rebels are Islamic extremist with ties to Al-Qaeda and Hezzbollah, no friends of ours at all
We are not the worlds cops
Killing Syrian civilians because other civilians have been killed makes no sense
Russia has subs and ships in area and is threatening retaliation
Firing cruise missiles at Syrian government is war
Once we start, it could easily explode into a larger conflict
Big risk of regional conflict
No reason exists for us fighting the war Israel wants us to do as their proxy
$$ much better spent on creating jobs in this country
It's not about Obama, if he's promoting things that will hurt us, no need to support him in that
As you can probably tell, I have a definite opinion on this.