[hinckley buzzard]

We live in an age where civilizations are reaching for the stars, yet having to contend with ankle-biting dogs like these primitive savages. They need to be dealt with decisively and put where they belong.

[umgud]

Saving these muslims is not worth an ounce of American blood. I’ll be angry if we intervene for that reason.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Surprised that Eric the Corrupt hasn’t started “Fast and Furious - Syria” yet. The Food Stamp President is having a tough time raising funds .... even went so far as saying the Moo wouldn’t go down all the way, but we must assume that he would in order to get those big queer donations. He may need to push Eric to get the gunrunning operation up to speed before the election so that he can get up.

[Uncle Chip]

Hopefully we learned our lesson in Iraq — stay out of it.

[Zhang Fei]

''They are fuelled by this belief that they are fighting for their survival,'' said Dr Azzawi. ''Assad tells them that they must defend the government or else they will be destroyed; it's kill, or be killed.''

I'd be surprised if Assad has to tell them anything. Alawites are considered heretics at best, and apostates at worst, by Sunnis. What else would you call a religion (Alawism) that has some of the forms of Islam, but allows its followers to drink alcohol, celebrates Easter and Christmas, lets its women go uncovered (i.e. no garbage bag outfits) and coexists best with Christians, rather than Shias or Sunnis? My guess is that the primary reason Assad pere went with Arab nationalism was to channel Sunni discontent (with being ruled by Alawite heretics/apostates) away from himself and toward the bogeymen of Israel and the West. His acceptance of aid from Iran is in exchange for supplying Hezbollah, which is a gnat transformed into a giant by the shadows cast by the klieg lights pointed in its direction.