Former Cheney aide Mary Matalin demands Syria ‘exit strategy’ from Obama

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24. You are presuming it will stop there. Syria has a very sophisticated air network, up to date

weapons from the Russians, and plenty of targets that are allies of ours to shoot at. If they shoot back, will Russia get more involved? Will we, who are too cowardly to fight on our own soil, have another proxy war going on in someone else's backyard...again?

This "limited action" is, in theory, just that, and not meant to depose the ruler. But let's say he gets killed, or the distraction allows him to be killed. His power is the only thing between about a million Sunni Muslims and utter chaos, many of whom may well die if we break the place open. Al Qaeda being the best organized group, both really fanatical AQ's and more moderate AQ's would then be in control of anything we don't destroy.

Possible, but the odds are against it being as easy as shooting a few missiles and going home in time for the weekend.

Matalin is just throwing shit against the fan - that's her job - but that's not bad question to be pondering...