Inevitable. Was the biggest argument against the war. Same thing will happen in Syria. Anyone thinking otherwise - I've beach front property in Montana I'd like to sell to you. Great surf, picture postcard lighthouse, palm trees, you name it.
This is why none of my kids will be enlisting in the US military - if I can help it - as long as it looks like they're going to be sent on fool's missions to "liberate" Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia - where we have no business invading, and where the result will be just a different form of tyranny. Our military is for the defense of vital US interests against imminent threats to US Security - it's not for social engineering or social work around the world. As long as we have liberals or neocons who want to use it for the latter, I'm going to advise my kids to stay away. If we're attacked and the military is sent to get the attackers or the attacking country, then my kids will enlist - or their ears will burn from my anger. But Iraq didn't attack us. Osama did - and he's in Pakistan but nobody cares about invading Pakistan.
Excellent. I hear the Indian Ocean is a great place to be this time of the year.
I'm sure the sheep of Montana love that beach front property you own :-)
Yup.
Shall we just pull out now or re-invade while we're there?