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In reply to the discussion: Former Cheney aide Mary Matalin demands Syria ‘exit strategy’ from Obama [View all]jtuck004
(15,882 posts)exactly what she is doing, and she is a smart strategist, and is married to, I think, a smarter one. Whether it will be effective or not is to be seen,
Our own military has reported that we are at risk from Syrian Air Defense - and there are a lot of shoulder-fired missiles out there that could cause real trouble. You won't be there, of course, so I can see how you wouldn't see any danger.
You are also assuming (lots of assumptions out there in this by know-nothing patriots out there to mix in with) that they will only shoot at us. Yet Syria has some very sophisticated technology, some of it pointed at Israel, and a couple of other places I suspect. And while it might be suicide, the outcome could be a country led by Al Qaeda, and perhaps a shooting war with Russia. Fun times there.
Yet you are correct, we have a commanding military, full of might and all that. We provide it by killing hundreds of innocent children and families every year, some for just playing in the dirt, arguing that their deaths are necessary to pursue some un-named bad guys. More necessary deaths as we shot thousands of fleeing, surrendering soldiers in the back as they run down a highway in Iraq. (While our real enemies, the corporations, take the homes and lives of their friends and neighbors back home). Yep, big, mighty military.
Love that flag you're waving, btw. Use it to cover the bodies?