Syria in the Gunsights

NewsMax ^ | Monday, April 26, 2004 | Jack Wheeler

[Mr. Mojo]

Now we have the "call to prayer" on load speakers 5 times a day in Michigan.

Why isn't the ACLU throwing their usual "church and state seperation" hissy fit over that? There's been nothing but dead silence from those commie SOB's on the issue. ....And this is a very intrusive and annoying noise that happens 5 times per day! (I believe the call translates to "Allah is the one true God" and other similar nonsense). But if a judge decides he wants to place the 10 commandments in his courthouse or someone wants to place a huge American flag atop a flagpole on their front lawn, the pedophiles at the ACLU scream bloody murder.

They should all be sent to Gitmo immediately. ......along with the terrorist buddies at CAIR.

[oceanview]

from a military perspective? we lost more soldiers in the first waves of landing craft at Normandy then we have in this whole war. right now, our major military confrontation (Fallujah) involves an enemy force estimated at 1000 strong. Its the media lies that are trying to get you to believe that Fallujah is like the Japanese dug in at Iwo Jima.

on the occupation side of the equation, its been tougher. Israel wouldn't occupy Syria, they would just blow the hell out of their military and regime, and go home.

[oceanview]

what allies would you like? France, Germany and Belgium? Sure, it would be nice if they were along with us. But even if they were, we would still be carrying the bulk of the military burden.

[John Lenin]

Face the facts, we can't handle Iraq right now, another front would be suicide. We would need to double our force size to do what you are saying. War's aren't won with air power you have to go in with ground troops as we are finding out in Iraq.

[Thumper1960]

Allies? As in France, Germany and Spain? Lesser nations have reasons for their timidity. This nation doesn't. You may not have faith in "destiny". I do. There is a purpose for this nation survivng and flourishing. There is a reason for us being attacked while this president is in office. Make no mistake: this is a religious war. We didn't make it one...they did. By their very nature and demands, they've made this a religious war to the death. Our failure to respond and engage the enemy will doom Western civilization. They will not stop, as their "book" demands they subdue and force those they vanquish to submit to their vision of life under a bloody banner of Islam. 200 billion or 200 trillion. It will cost whatever it costs to destroy the enemies of free will and liberty.

[oceanview]

see my previous post - we have 3000 marines at fallujah, and 3000 outside Najaf. where are the major combat elements of the rest of the 130,000 troops stationed there?

[John Lenin]

Another front at this point in time would hand Kerry the election. You figure out what will happen after that.

[oceanview]

those aren't facts, its mostly media spin. some iraqis in Basra burn a vehicle and then cheer in front of the cameras. Its a scene on the same scale as the celebrations at the University of Connecticut and in Iowa - yet the media spins into into the "iraq out of control" stuff. We have 1000 insurgents in Fallujah, Sadr's militia has 6000 members - there are an estimated 50-80,000 gang members in Los Angeles.

[oceanview]

I'm not saying I would jump into Syria now - but if some flash point occurs and it made military sense to move, I would do it. I wouldn't occupy it, but if we had to destroy military infrastructure there, bomb some of these border areas sending insurgents into Iraq - there is very little downside to doing that.

[John Lenin]

This country doesn't even have the stomach to make Iraq a success. It's time for a reality check.

[Drammach]

well then how could they make the claim it could "kill 20,000 people". two trucks with explosives couldn't do that.

Ask them.. not me.. They made the claim..

Possibly it has to do with location?
If you take the time to read all the various articles, you will realize that the 2 trucks contained the materials not the bombs themselves.
A car bomb was the 1st (only?) actual bomb found.
There was possibly enough materials to make several (dozen?) bombs..

[oceanview]

we have a slim majority in this country for anything regarding national security. its sad, but that's the way it is. Bush is doing the right thing - don't spend you time wringing your hands crying over why 70+% of the people don't support it, take the 55% you have and move the ball forward.

[FreedomCalls]

We had 1.5 billion against us in the Cold War (1 billion in China, 300M in the Soviet Union, and 200M in the rest of the world) and it didn't stop Truman from stirring the Hornets in Korea, it didn't stop Kennedy from standing toe-to-toe with Khrushchev in October 1962 when some mighty big hornets were stirring, it didn't stop Reagan from moving nuke cruise missiles to Europe and stir the hornets there. The hornets nest was stirred in Sept 2001. They are already out of the nest.

[oceanview]

these VX/Sarin based materials are binary - each base chemical itself is inert, its their combination that makes the deadly toxin. that's why the term "material" is used.

[boris]

"Israel will take it upon themselves (with or without our permission) to take out any Iranian nuke threat (because they believe the threat will be directly towards them). They have done it before and they will do it again"

They are sure taking their time making an obvious and urgent decision.

[boris]

"We need threaten Syria with a massive Nuclear strike. We should use the powerful weapons we have when it will save American lives. Why should we invade and occupy that POS nation while getting attacked by countless homicide bombers? Let's seriously start looking at using our Nuclear weapons when dealing with Syria and Iran. It would save American lives. Syria and Iran are both causing American deaths and they should be dealt with now. To hell with the UN, the Arab/Muslim world, and the liberal socialist. Let's do what we have to[o]."

You are absoulutely, 1000% correct.

--Boris

[FreedomCalls]

[John Lenin]

I wish it were different, I wish we had more allies but most of them are contemplating pulling out of Iraq, we can't do it alone unless we just nuke all our enemies and that would get the rest of the world against us.

[Gargantua]

"Face the facts, we can't handle Iraq right now...

I think you've been sucking down a few too many Maharishi Maresh Mushroom Milkshakes there, Liverpool-boy.

We're handling Iraq just fine right now. We're even whipping ass on all the Islamo-rent-a-fanatics being armed and trucked in by Syria and Iran.

Try to not put too much stock in the alarmist, sky-is-falling pablum you're being spoon-fed by the lamestream press... reality is alot better when taken straight.

Get it?

;-/

[FreedomCalls]

Nuclear weapons are out of the question and would never be used in such a fashion.

So why do we have them? Decoration? Doorstops?