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In reply to the discussion: Navy ready to launch first strike on Syria [View all]iamthebandfanman
(8,127 posts)its a simple morality question here...
is it okay to use chemical and biological weapons on other human beings?
if its not, should there be consequences for those that do ?
figures the bush legacy would follow us to this too..
god forbid there actually be an instance where action/force is justified.
just because our moron of an ex president decided his buddies needed more oil contracts and took us into an illegal war, doesn't mean anytime we get involved in anything its automatically a cluster fuck or unnecessary.
that bastard has truly ruined this country for a lifetime.
its easy for all of us to sit here and talk about how bad war is (and it is) and point to The Chimps record as proof that the government is a bunch of morons when it comes to military actions ..
but if you just watched your little brother or sister take his/her last gasp of air after being gassed to death.. I think youd have a different opinion.
its not Russia that needs to grow balls (as others are suggesting).. its US.
there are ways we can deal with this , with our allies, without putting any boots on the ground. American lives will not/should not be put in danger by having some sort of intervention in Syria.
it is not the same as Iraq. it is not the same as Afghanistan.
I find it super funny that all these nations, who have their hands into this conflict so deep its reaching their heads, have the nerve to tell others to butt out.
Newsflash...
Syria is not Russia. Syria is not Iran.
Who exactly decided they have more of a right than anyone else to be involved in a conflict that has nothing to do with either of them ?