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In reply to the discussion: If Iran and Russia jumped in on Assad's side after the "limited strike"... [View all]joshcryer
(62,287 posts)27. This is another reason we shouldn't get involved.
Because Syria is going to crack down harder after the strikes and it will be a very difficult position to be in. Syria might even use chemical weapons again (but if they did then even Russia would be on board).
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If Iran and Russia jumped in on Assad's side after the "limited strike"... [View all]
Ken Burch
Sep 2013
OP
+Infinity! This is some seriously scary shit. Way scarier than Iraq and that was pretty bad. - nt
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#17
There won't be WWIII over Syria without Jonesian conspiracies....or perhaps something truly bizarre.
AverageJoe90
Sep 2013
#32
Or, as a sign I saw at a Los Angeles anti-war rally against the Iraq War simply said,
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#13
Please read some on the League of Nations .... Peace in our Time ... Neville Chamberlain
MindMover
Sep 2013
#30
Dude, there isn't gonna be a world war over Syria. It wouldn't be worth it for anybody. nt
AverageJoe90
Sep 2013
#31
Holy Shit. You do know, I hope, that Iran has 1 million soldiers in its Army. Are you prepared to
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#10
You really should read Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August" before you go
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#15
That is one deadly 'They'. At first I thought you were referring to the U.S. military which
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#20
Someone with over 20K posts here I would suspect to have at least a passing
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#23
Not eligible to vote since I don't back the limited strike. But this is the scenario that
HardTimes99
Sep 2013
#12