Hi, Bill. I agree with Rand Paul up to a point.
I certainly don’t want to advance the cause of Al Qaeda.
But, I have no problem with identifying and destroying any stockpiles of chemical/biological weapons.
We would need to identify said stockpiles, and we’d have to run an operation to take them out.
That would not benefit either al Qaeda or assad. In fact, it would injure them and deprive both of them of access to such weapons.
It need be only a retaliatory strike. I don’t care anything about repairing any damage to Syria after said attacks.
AND, I think it serves a security objective of the USA.
So, Assad al Qaeda, I’m hawkish in my isolationism. Threaten me in any way, and I’m in favor of cutting you off at the knees.
How so?
I agree with you but offer two counterpoints;
1) Our CIC consistently sides with the Muslim Brotherhood, I think his real “Redline” is when they are in trouble.We have literally advantaged the MB in Egypt and Libya, and In Iraq, our troops were sent to avenge 9-11,(I would support that), but with “mission creep” they bled and died to erect a Sharia nation? This is an outrage! So too Afghanistan! God help us!
2) These are the very hypocrites who fried George Bush for going into Iraq for the same reason,(WMDs), in fact these may be the very WMDs that they fried Bush for not finding.
but in the final analysis, I am all about a foreign policy whch serves Americas interests, cutting of the vicious terrorists at the knees wherever possible, I just don’t have confidence on this dangerous and irresponsible, and unaccountable CIC.
ps thank you for your service.
If Obama launches a bunch of weapons of mass destruction, I.e., cruise missiles, this will give Putin the opportunity to test the resolve of Obama. Strategically I could see him launching a strike against one of our submarines or cruisers that launched the missiles and then threatening a tactical nuclear strike if Obama tries to retaliate.
The fact is that neither Russia or China or Iran are the least bit afraid of what Obama would do if backed into a corner.
You will note I am using the term “Obama” rather than the United States because I do not consider the acts of Obama to be the acts of the United States. Unfortunately a lot of brave Americans may be killed if Obama overplays his hand.
I agree with you about eliminating the weapons. But I want them preserved and brought here for examination first. I don’t want them destroyed in place (and with them, the evidence).
Why? Because I want to know exactly where they came from. If they were made locally and recently, fine. But if it turns out they came from Iraq, I want to see every bastid who hollered “Bush lied, people died!” hung from the lampposts.
The problem with all of that is, I don’t want to put a single life at risk to recover them. I heard somebody write this earlier today: A few cruise missiles or even a B2 raid aren’t going to impress people who have been shooting and bombing each other for years.