Justify Syria

[Ms Tree]

Retreat works for me. We have no business there anyway.

 

[Ifly2]

Since when did the right care what Al Jazeera published, much less the Syrian press/mouthpiece?

Since it suited their rhetoric.

 

[xUT]

Every once in awhile, even a broken clock is on time:

Palin on Syria: 'Let Allah Sort it Out'

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"So we're bombing Syria because Syria is bombing Syria? And I'm the idiot?" Palin wrote in a sharp message posted Friday. "Bottom line is that this is about President Obama saving political face because of his 'red line' promise regarding chemical weapons."

Her message came before Obama's Rose Garden speech Saturday afternoon saying although he did not have to, he would turn to Congress for approval on any military operation in the Middle Eastern country, where he claims there is strong evidence that the government of President Bashar Assad used chemical warfare against its own people.

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Analysis: Gulf states, rebel allies likely to wait before acting on Syria

Salman Shaikh, the director of the Brookings Doha Center in Qatar told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that if the US congress rejects intervening in Syria and Obama follows that advice – similar to British Prime Minister David Cameron’s acquiescence to his parliament’s rejection – then “we may see even more heightened efforts by Arab states working with others to make a coalition of the willing.”

The current coalition he says is both “unwilling and confused,” and because the Gulf States are determined that Syrian President Bashar Assad must go, then, in such a hypothetical situation, they would work to build other coalitions, increase support for the rebels, and ally clandestinely with various powers.
In this scenario, there would not be direct military intervention by Arab states, but a stronger push of support for the rebels. This option, is not without its risks, said Shaikh.

If the Gulf states want him out, then do it!
Leave us out of it.

B) xUT

 

[Ms Tree]

Iraq was "gods will" but we should let allah sort out Syria? I wonder what changed her mind.

 

[Ms Tree]

The Arab league just voted to ask the UN and the international community to take action against Syria.

"The time has come to call on the world community to bear its responsibility and take the deterrent measure that puts a halt to the tragedy." - Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal

 

[KCFlyer]

The Arab league just voted to ask the UN and the international community to take action against Syria.

[font=Helvetica Neue']"The time has come to call on the world community to bear its responsibility and take the deterrent measure that puts a halt to the tragedy." - [/font][font=Helvetica Neue']Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal

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[font=Helvetica Neue']Don't the Saudi's have a Military? Why not start there? Tell you what Saud...[/font]you want us to go in there and the only thing you are willing to do is let our fighters and bombers land in your country? Not good enough. When you and your OPEC buddies agree to sell oil to any country that "bears it's responsibility" at no more than $10 a barrel for the next 50 years. Either that or USE your military.

 

[snapthis]

Since when did the right care what Al Jazeera published, much less the Syrian press/mouthpiece?

Since it suited their rhetoric.

The US is getting mocked. Yes, it matters. Put the Syrian Electronic Army and Assad's son in the dark. They can pass notes by candlelight.

Bashar al-Assad’s young son dares US to attack Syria in Facebook rant

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s 11-year-old son, Hafez, dared the U.S. to attack Syria in a long Facebook post, declaring “I just want them to attack soooo much,” an Australian news site reports.

“They may have the best army in the world, maybe the best airplanes, ships and tanks than ours, but soldiers?” Hafez allegedly wrote in a post with “V for victory” emoticons. “No has soldiers like we do in Syria… America doesn’t have soldiers, what is has is some cowards with new technology that claim themselves liberators.”

“I just want them to attack soooo much,” he continued, “because I want them to make this huge attack of beginning something that they don’t know the end of it.”

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/08/30/bashar-al-assads-young-son-dares-us-to-attack-syria-in-facebook-rant-photo/#ixzz2dkFBV8hw

The pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army has continued its series of cyber-attacks this time targeting the US Marines website calling on its "brothers" not to intervene in the struggle.

The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has been highly active over the last six months targeting media outlets it believes are reporting untruths about what is happening in Syria. The group, which supports President Bashar al-Assad, last week claimed responsibility for attacks on the New York Times and Twitter - as a result of the group's official Twitter account being suspended.

However the group turned its attention to the US Marines, who could potentially be drawn into the civil war in Syria, though President Barack Obama on Sunday was branded as "hesitant and confused" by the Assad regime over his plans to wait for Congressional approval before launching any air strikes against regime targets.

http://m.ibtimes.co.uk/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-marine-website-hacked-503037.html

 

[Ms Tree]

Mocking? Nah. I see it as a sign of fear. Real tangible fear. When is the last time the Arab League threw one of their own under the bus? When is the last time they asked for the international community to take out a fellow Arab nation? Nah. Syria knows they are on the ropes. Russia is speaking out in their defense but do they have any of their Navy in the Med? Any troop movements to their defense? Nope.

I agree that it was stupid of Obama to make the comment about the line in the sand but the use of WMD usually does offend the senses of most folks.

I also agree that if the Saudi's want something done they need to get off their ass and put some skin in the game.

As for Assad's kid. You really think he wrote the post? I have a bridge to sell you. Even if he did, who the hell cares what some 11 yr old says who has no idea what he is talking about?

I think it is funny how people think the in action of the US regarding Syria some how portray's us as cowards or something. Syria is a country half a world away which has no affect on us. Who cares. Let an attack happen on US soil again like it did in 2001 and let the world see how fast we unite against our attacker. Everyone knows how that works.

Syria is trying to bait us. I hope we do not fall for it. And if we do we better not go it alone.

 

[snapthis]

Mocking? Nah. I see it as a sign of fear. Real tangible fear. When is the last time the Arab League threw one of their own under the bus? When is the last time they asked for the international community to take out a fellow Arab nation? Nah. Syria knows they are on the ropes. Russia is speaking out in their defense but do they have any of their Navy in the Med? Any troop movements to their defense? Nope.

I agree that it was stupid of Obama to make the comment about the line in the sand but the use of WMD usually does offend the senses of most folks.

I also agree that if the Saudi's want something done they need to get off their ass and put some skin in the game.

As for Assad's kid. You really think he wrote the post? I have a bridge to sell you. Even if he did, who the hell cares what some 11 yr old says who has no idea what he is talking about?

I think it is funny how people think the in action of the US regarding Syria some how portray's us as cowards or something. Syria is a country half a world away which has no affect on us. Who cares. Let an attack happen on US soil again like it did in 2001 and let the world see how fast we unite against our attacker. Everyone knows how that works.

Syria is trying to bait us. I hope we do not fall for it. And if we do we better not go it alone.

I agree to some point and do not want to see another Iraq type invasion. Hacking should concern the US and it should be shut down. Who knows where the SEA strikes next.

analysts say....
"The capabilities they’ve shown, could significantly damage the U.S. financial system or pose much of a threat to U.S. military operations in the region or critical infrastructure back home."

 

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Obama and the Middle East: The End of America's Moment?
Fawaz A. Gerges

The 2011 Arab Spring upended the status quo in the Middle East and poses new challenges for the United States. Here, Fawaz Gerges, one of the world’s top Middle East scholars, delivers a full picture of US relations with the region. He reaches back to the post–World War II era to explain the issues that have challenged the Obama administration and examines the president’s responses, from his negotiations with Israel and Palestine to his drawdown from Afghanistan and withdrawal from Iraq. Evaluating the president’s engagement with the Arab Spring, his decision to order the death of Osama bin Laden, his intervention in Libya, his relations with Iran, and other key policy matters, Gerges highlights what must change in order to improve US outcomes in the region.

Gerges’ conclusion is sobering: the United States is near the end of its moment in the Middle East. The cynically realist policy it has employed since World War II—continued by the Obama administration--is at the root of current bitterness and mistrust, and it is time to remake American foreign policy.

 

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Obama and the Middle East: The End of America's Moment?
Fawaz A. Gerges

The 2011 Arab Spring upended the status quo in the Middle East and poses new challenges for the United States. Here, Fawaz Gerges, one of the world's top Middle East scholars, delivers a full picture of US relations with the region. He reaches back to the post–World War II era to explain the issues that have challenged the Obama administration and examines the president's responses, from his negotiations with Israel and Palestine to his drawdown from Afghanistan and withdrawal from Iraq. Evaluating the president's engagement with the Arab Spring, his decision to order the death of Osama bin Laden, his intervention in Libya, his relations with Iran, and other key policy matters, Gerges highlights what must change in order to improve US outcomes in the region.

Gerges' conclusion is sobering: the United States is near the end of its moment in the Middle East. The cynically realist policy it has employed since World War II—continued by the Obama administration--is at the root of current bitterness and mistrust, and it is time to remake American foreign policy.

Foreign Policy Amateur Hour

 

[Dog Wonder]

The cynically realist policy it has employed since World War II—.

How long is an hour?

 

[snapthis]

Foreign Policy Amateur Hour

No doubt.

 

[snapthis]

How long is an hour?

3600 seconds?