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11. As far as objectives

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 02:14 AM

Sep 2013

It would be dumb for them to blurt out anything that would give away plans ahead of time, other than in a generic sense like 'reduce their ability to use chemical weapons'.

The goal does not need to be more publicly more clear than that, either folks are for that idea or they are not.

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I still haven't heard the legal basis or the actual objectives of a Syrian strike [View all] morningfog Sep 2013 OP

What? Our President was a law professor! jsr Sep 2013 #1

Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #2

"No one in the Administration has said the goal is regime change." No, they haven't *said* so, scarletwoman Sep 2013 #3

Syria is in violation of International Law. It is an outlaw state. bluestate10 Sep 2013 #4

FWIW and FYI: truedelphi Sep 2013 #5

+ 1,000,000,000! R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #8

The US Iraq war was a violation of International Law. A war crime. The US is an outlaw state. delrem Sep 2013 #9

So what? So is the United States n/t eridani Sep 2013 #13

But where is the legal basis for war in there? morningfog Sep 2013 #14

Cuz they're operating outside the "norms"! I heard it a hundred times last week! Duh! cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #6

Nobody should be allowed to kill children. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #7

That should come Tuesday. bhikkhu Sep 2013 #10

As far as objectives The Straight Story Sep 2013 #11

it's the underpants gnome's strategery.. frylock Sep 2013 #12

the New Yorker had an excellent article just last week answering this question Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #15

And do Carolina Sep 2013 #16