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In reply to the discussion: Obama sending US commandos into Syria [View all]Francois9
(54 posts)70. Here's why.

And, as we know, there is plenty more oil in nearby countries.
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and are Persian Gulf allies who give them money and whoever buys their black market oil
yurbud
Oct 2015
#2
You know what, this is Obama's puppy now. We have no reason to have a ground operation in
TwilightGardener
Oct 2015
#3
I'm not saying Obama was responsible for ISIS. I don't believe he was.
TwilightGardener
Oct 2015
#10
doing nothing is also a choice, and one that should be appraised on its own merits
geek tragedy
Oct 2015
#18
I don't think we've been "doing nothing". We've been conducting airstrikes
TwilightGardener
Oct 2015
#20
How can you say it was next to nothing when it produced as many as 5 or 6 fighters?
24601
Oct 2015
#59
And, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba, Angola, and other places we've helped.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2015
#48
if this was all really about Isis, we'd freeze accounts of gov'ts who gave the money
yurbud
Oct 2015
#5
and it's embarrassing to hear that Russia is bombing the "moderate" rebels when our gov't has
yurbud
Nov 2015
#65
So it's fine if N Korea wants to invade and conquer their neighbor with you?
EX500rider
Oct 2015
#35
And by what authority do we have the right to put our troops in a sovereign country without
Purveyor
Oct 2015
#9
The fact that we are able to do so certainly calls into question Syria's sovereignty
Freddie Stubbs
Oct 2015
#13
Should and most likely will take it before the failing and basically irrelevant UN. eom
Purveyor
Oct 2015
#33
Didn't his predecessor instigate a "surge" in his war, at about the same time in his presidency?
Doctor_J
Oct 2015
#11
Actually, Obama has been even less honest and forthcoming than Bush regarding what he's doing.
TwilightGardener
Oct 2015
#15
fewer than 50 commandos to help coalition forces coordinate with the local troops
Sunlei
Oct 2015
#19
History would suggest that this will not go well. The Russians are dropping bombs like candy and
CentralMass
Oct 2015
#29
While Shep Smith is better than most at Fox, he's still a Fox Newers.
PersonNumber503602
Nov 2015
#67
i agree with you about everyone there but shep. during katrina, he was in no
restorefreedom
Nov 2015
#68
Yay!! More War!! More Glory!! More Billionaires!! Now, if we could just win one.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2015
#47
Why Syria? I understand Iraq, but they really shouldn't be in Syria.
PersonNumber503602
Nov 2015
#66