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In reply to the discussion: So it all comes down to the fact that Obama 'reckons' Assad did it. [View all]truedelphi
(32,324 posts)106. Herer's an a rticle that refers to the "common sense" aspect of the matter:
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http://www.theday.com/article/20130909/NWS14/309099956/1044But Obama's chief of staff cites 'common sense' test
Washington - The White House asserted Sunday that a "common-sense test" dictates the Syrian government is responsible for a chemical weapons attack that President Barack Obama says demands a U.S. military response. But Obama's top aide says the administration lacks "irrefutable, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt evidence" that skeptical Americans, including lawmakers who will start voting on military action this week, are seeking.
"This is not a court of law. And intelligence does not work that way," White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said during his five-network public relations blitz Sunday to build support for limited strikes against Syrian President Bashar Assad.
"The common-sense test says he is responsible for this. He should be held to account," McDonough said of the Syrian leader who for two years has resisted calls from inside and outside his country to step down.
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So it all comes down to the fact that Obama 'reckons' Assad did it. [View all]
last1standing
Sep 2013
OP
apparently so..."if even one person dies" it is not a worthwhile effort
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#38
Since you're quoting something I didn't write, I'll assume you have no real argument.
last1standing
Sep 2013
#74
LOL! Did you really type that out thinking no one could glance up to see the rest of this thread?
last1standing
Sep 2013
#99
If I am not making sense to you....then I must be hurting your widdle feelings...
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#102
Yeah, you really should have taken the time I suggested. Copying my post again is sad.
last1standing
Sep 2013
#103
In an effort to eliminate Sarin gas....so it cannot fall into the wrong hands?
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#28
Just because you don't like the answer you got...doesn't mean it wasnt answered.
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#40
I am stating a FACT right here and now that you DID NOT answer the question you claimed to "fix".
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2013
#45
How many will you allow to die from Sarin gas before you do something about it...
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#41
How would you feel if you knew that 500 would die in US strikes in an effort to eliminate Sarin gas?
morningfog
Sep 2013
#60
How would you feel if you knew that 500 would die in US strikes in an effort to eliminate Sarin gas?
morningfog
Sep 2013
#70
How many children killed in the name of RIDDING the world of sarin will it take before YOU react?
sibelian
Sep 2013
#95
It is funny at first, then you grow tired after about twenty posts of nonsense
Dragonfli
Sep 2013
#71
willfully causing the death of hundreds if not thousands of civilians? errr not really. /nt
Dragonfli
Sep 2013
#83
Why not proactively cause the deaths of thousands more! That'll help. That'll teach em what for!
Dragonfli
Sep 2013
#84
His chemical weapons are most likely now stored in close proximity to civilian population centers.
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2013
#56
Not when it is stored or contained. You should read some more popular mechanics articles.
morningfog
Sep 2013
#61
that would be stupid...like there would never be a spill and deaths bringing international attention
VanillaRhapsody
Sep 2013
#65
Patents don't mean (1) that they work, (2) that they would work in Syria, (3) that
morningfog
Sep 2013
#63
Proofiness©! HaHa! I finally beat Colbert to the finish line on cool new words! /nt
Dragonfli
Sep 2013
#7
As does France, Germany and Britain, and probably the Un when their report comes out
bhikkhu
Sep 2013
#17
No we can't. Just because Cameron decided Assad did it doesn't make it fact.
last1standing
Sep 2013
#77
Herer's an a rticle that refers to the "common sense" aspect of the matter:
truedelphi
Sep 2013
#106
"Whoa, wait a minute, yo, whoa, whoa, I don’t know about that decision."
Common Sense Party
Sep 2013
#88