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morningfog

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59. I don't remember any discussion of ground troops previously.

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 07:26 AM

Sep 2014

The bombing now is, on part, for a different reason. Then, it was to punish Assad for using chemical weapons, and to tip the scale of the civil war and ultimately regime change.

Now, it is to destroy IS, but it is still maintained that Assad has to go. And since our strategy is going to be building the FSA and acting as its Air Force (at a minimum), it will have the US fighting Assad as well.

I'd like to see the posts suggesting we were going to be using ground troops last year in Syria.

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We are going to war in Iraq and Syria, and yet DU is strangely quiet about it. [View all] Vattel Sep 2014 OP

I thought we were going to invade Syria LAST summer. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #1

Dumb luck kept us out of war then. I wouldn't count on getting lucky again. Vattel Sep 2014 #3

Did DUers really suggest that we were going to invade Syria? morningfog Sep 2014 #49

Yes. Read the responses to my post. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #58

I don't remember any discussion of ground troops previously. morningfog Sep 2014 #59

I did not save them. But I mocked them. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #60

We were set to bomb Syria last year. morningfog Sep 2014 #61

They tried. We stopped them. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #55

I think many here realize the seriousness of ISIS. It is something which needs attention. Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #2

I'm sure many do, and maybe the silence reflects just how hard the question of what Vattel Sep 2014 #4

Do you think this group is going to disband? They are see super radical Thinkingabout Sep 2014 #12

really? what time? spanone Sep 2014 #5

some time soon, no? see post 3 Vattel Sep 2014 #6

There's a Democrat in office leftstreet Sep 2014 #7

There is a Democrat in office. So you can count on us using our military in a responsible manner. randome Sep 2014 #19

Same folks predicting war now did so last JoePhilly Sep 2014 #26

Bingo. n/t QC Sep 2014 #23

Yup. cwydro Sep 2014 #25

Oh yeah. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #63

Iraq War 3: With A Vengeance Initech Sep 2014 #8

Well, cheney is happy. n/t RobertEarl Sep 2014 #9

Silence is generally, but not always, consent when it comes to public actions. Chan790 Sep 2014 #10

There's an important election coming up....it could be the difference between jaysunb Sep 2014 #11

And Social Security is being thrown under the bus. And Obama is about to attack Iran. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #13

Geez, don't be paranoid. Vattel Sep 2014 #14

We were going to war with Syria last summer. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #27

It was to be bombings. Those who were opposed weren't wrong. morningfog Sep 2014 #42

We're bombing Iraq daily at $7.5 million a day. morningfog Sep 2014 #38

HA! MohRokTah Sep 2014 #39

We are bombing Iraq daily. We will be expanding into Syria. morningfog Sep 2014 #40

Yeah, and DU said we were putting ground troops into Syria long ago and said we'd bomb Iran. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #45

Which part are you saying is paranoid? morningfog Sep 2014 #47

#1, bombings in Iraq are limited and targeted to ISIL. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #48

You aren't paying attention. morningfog Sep 2014 #50

You aren't being realistic MohRokTah Sep 2014 #51

Oh, I thought you were serious. morningfog Sep 2014 #52

I'm done with this. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #53

Dodge! LOL. It's all good. You already said it. Come Wednesday and later, morningfog Sep 2014 #54

Here: morningfog Sep 2014 #62

The serious discussion of what to do is happening here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002549 Vattel Sep 2014 #15

15 of the nineteen 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia and Bush attacked Iraq. This time B Calm Sep 2014 #16

So we should just trust Obama to do the right thing? Vattel Sep 2014 #17

That's why We voted for him! B Calm Sep 2014 #18

I thought we voted for him to put every move up to a public vote. randome Sep 2014 #20

We live in a Democratic Republic. . B Calm Sep 2014 #22

Eh. A technicality. randome Sep 2014 #24

How many of the 9/11 terrorists were from IS? morningfog Sep 2014 #46

We'll find out in three days. B Calm Sep 2014 #56

That wasn't ISIS. Nor does the discussion involve Libya. morningfog Sep 2014 #57

This time the threat is real, and we had leadership we can trust. ileus Sep 2014 #21

The time the threat is better marketed. morningfog Sep 2014 #44

I plan on having Waffles. Katashi_itto Sep 2014 #28

I don't understand the need to feel superior upaloopa Sep 2014 #29

We have people here who claim that geek tragedy Sep 2014 #31

wow, you really misinterpreted my intent, but I looking again at what I said, Vattel Sep 2014 #32

But people can't freaking shut up AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #30

Really? IronGate Sep 2014 #33

Go into any Russia thread AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #34

I've participated in many of them, IronGate Sep 2014 #35

I look forward to you moving the goalposts AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #36

Not moving the goal posts at all. IronGate Sep 2014 #37

Thank you. AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #41

No problem. IronGate Sep 2014 #43

Calm before the storm. Rex Sep 2014 #64

We are not going to war in Syria davidpdx Sep 2014 #65

If you can fool half of the fools half of the time... 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #66