Posted on 05/08/2013 7:15:00 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
Via Greg Hengler, we’re a little late on the “ending the slaughter” part, no? As of last month, the death toll stood at 70,000 and counting. He says we’ve been “active.” What sort of body count would “inactive” have produced?
Needless to say, this is sonorous nonsense. We had no “moral obligation” to end the slaughter in Congo, even though the death toll is many, many, many times greater there than it is in Syria. O’s careful here too to lard up his “moral obligation” pronouncement with lots of qualifiers, from emphasizing that western intel has only perceived, not verified, chemical weapons attacks to noting that the U.S. has had unhappy experiences with wading into Middle Eastern sectarian disputes over iffy WMD claims. (Watch to the end or you’ll miss him boasting about Bin Laden and Qadaffi knowing that when he says something will get done, it gets done. Is that right? How are those Iranian nuclear negotiations coming?) If I had to guess, I’d bet that the next stage of our “moral” intervention in Syria is bribing various Islamist factions within the rebel ranks to unite behind some sort of quasi-secular leader so that the White House can claim that Syria’s on the “right track” and therefore it’s safe to start finally arming them in earnest. We got the same basic shtick during the Libyan intervention and you know how well that’s turned out. But hey, Qadaffi knows now that he meant business and that’s what’s important.
Exit question: What would a government that’s “representative of the Syrian people” even look like? Two-thirds Muslim Brotherhood, say, with a dollop of even nuttier Salafists? If so, we’re in luck — that’s roughly what the command structure of the rebel army looks like. Onward to victory.
(Watch video of Obama: "We have a moral obligation ...." at link)
Obastard wouldn’t know a moral obligation if you shoved it up his Obummer.
No I do not, Mr. pResident.
Do not speak to me of morality, you lying murderer of babies.
Guess he’ll be suited up and taking point on this one.
Would he like an air drop or will he be making his way into Syria overland?
no we don’t
Muzzlemen killing Mohamedans. What is not to like about it! I can live with US not doing anything!
We should bomb both sides equally. No discrimination.
Would he like an air drop or will he be making his way into Syria overland?
Let the vermin swim.
Mr. Obama: I believe, then, that you have a moral obligation to have your two daughters suit up, and then send them over there on the front lines.
A moral obligation to end the slaughter? OK, why doesn’t that apply to black Africans Mr. Obama? The slaughter in sub-saharan Africa is far worse than in Syria.
Obama hates black people.
Hmmmm?
Moral Obligation = Wag
Syria = Dog
My thoughts exactly!
Shut both of your Obamaholes, Obamadork.
And do what you do best.
Which is................??
The Great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign Nations is in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements let them be fulfilled, with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. . . .
George Washington on Foreign Affairs September 19, 1796
Well now... tail meet wagging dog.
Sounds like Boy Zer0 is laying the groundwork for getting some more Americans killed while ushering in yet another al-Qaida-friendly regime.
Stopping muslims from killing muslims benefits me and/or the USA exactly how? We should betraying to find a way go make the madness spread
“Betraying” s/b “Be trying”
although it does sort of fit
LOL
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