why Bomb Syria? Yes, American Interests Are Being Served By Striking Assad

Frontpage Mag ^ | 04/17/2018 | Bruce Thornton

[Alberta's Child]

America wins when our President wins wars and saves thousands of American lives by stopping Chemical Gas Attacks (WMD) on American soil.

Right. Because missile attacks in Syria will stop anyone from making weapons here in the U.S. out of chlorine that you can buy in any pool supply store.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

It is an absolute certainty that the procreants of the 1930’s style Republican Isolationists are alive and well today and still spewing their Isolationist clap trap.

There us a logical middle ground between being a hermit kingdom and being condemned to endless military exertions for unattainable goals of marginal importance to American security.

[The Toll]

So sick to death of these pointy headed little bean counters that want to run the world. Screw you dude! How about you get a real damn job!

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Well, sure. That’s a great excuse for intervening everywhere. Just like when the US toppled Gaddafi.

1) Striking the chemical weapons manufacturing facility is NOT intervening everywhere.

2) Assad is NOT being toppled. If we wanted to, we could have done so by now.

[Blue House Sue]

I read a post today, oh boy
The American Army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away

[Colonel Kangaroo]

No, missiles are not free, but we have to weigh the cost of allowing Chemical Weapons to continue being manufactured vs. not doing anything and allowing the manufacturing to continue.

If we are so against chemical weapons, how come we didn't bomb Saddam Hussein when he used chemical weapons in the Iran-Iraq War?

[Alberta's Child]

Right. We won a war that last about 20 minutes. That's why we're packing up several thousand U.S. troops and bringing them home.

Or not.

[RedStateRocker]

Not our fight.

Not worth one taxpayer cent.

[rrrod]

There are no good sides....all the same.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Summarizing the article: Blah, blah, blah...the U.S. needs to be the world’s policeman.

[rrrod]

Well stated....too many here prefer putin over TRUMP.

[Blue House Sue]

“Right. We won a war that last about 20 minutes.”

Simply because the War was brief, does not mean that the victory was not gallant.

[Kazan]

No, we do not have such a capacity, we do not desire it, and if the “world” is “growing closer” we should do all in our power to reverse the process.

So, you agree with Obama's foreign policy in regard to Iraq? Just pull out and let a terrorist group takeover and, then, hunkering down here waiting for it to attack?

[Kazan]

Does America win wars when thousands die and the treasury is depleted?

The war in Afghanistan has been worth every life and penny.

Yes, we needed to bring Al Qaeda to justice. diminish the terrorist threat to the homeland and have a base of operation to fight Islamic terrorism.

[McGruff]

Haven’t we learned the lesson of Libya and Iraq?

[Kazan]

It is also an absolute certainty that radical Sunni Muslims in the Middle East have more influence over U.S. foreign policy than American voters.

ISIS is Sunni and we're destroying it.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

So, you agree with Obama's foreign policy in regard to Iraq? Just pull out and let a terrorist group takeover and, then, hunkering down here waiting for it to attack?

If it hadn't been Obama it would have been somebody else. The American public was tired of seeing their sons dead and maimed in that pointless quaqmire.

[Alberta's Child]

We CREATED ISIS, dude.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

Afghanistan needed a punitive expedition and an early departure. Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires.

[Alberta's Child]

The war in Afghanistan has been worth every life and penny.

Sure it has -- from someone typing on a computer keyboard. That kind of attitude will ensure it never ends.