US moves forces toward Syria

AP ^ | 8-24-13 | Bradley Klapper

[Deathtomarxists]

the Obama administration prepared for a possible military response by moving naval forces closer to Syria.

Obama discussed the situation in Syria by telephone with British Prime Minister David Cameron, the White House said. It was Obama's first known conversation with a foreign leader about Syria since the reports this week that hundreds of Syrians had been killed by the alleged chemical attack in a suburb of Damascus, the capital.

[Old Sarge]

a lot of this stuff was being planned by neocons over a decade ago

So it WAS the Joos after all...

[Old Sarge]

I wonder what would happen to the general staff officer that refused the illegal attack on a country that is not currently ins state of war against us; and with no legal authority from Congress.

The same thing that happens to every general staff officer of the Obamanation:

He'll do as he's told, and will be rewarded with a taxpayer-funded pension, with taxpayer-funded health care for life, and a private dacha by the lake.

[Freedom of Speech Wins]

That should be a truck in the cartoon instead of a wheelbarrow.

[mulder1]

Here we go again. Another expense of taxpayer dollars to defend muslim fanatics.

[mulder1]

ENOUGH WITH THE CLICHES!! PLEASE THINK THIS THRU BEFORE YOU USE FORCE. IT COULD BE DONE FROM THE AIR BUT WHY RISK SURFACE SHIPS?

[lee martell]

Where are the Peace-Niks? Easy. You don’t think having the spectacular celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Martin LK’s Speech was done for nothing, do you? I admit, I’m guess and connecting dots, but seems to me that Rally Around Racism production is happening at just the right time to solidify their base. I can hear Ms. Jarret now as she screams; “The Zombies have now been freshly hypnotized and galvanized and made vulnerable to do our bidding!!”

[lee martell]

You sound as though you know much of the probabilites. Are you recently from the Military?

[wally_bert]

Ole Leon hitting the nail on the head.

[MeshugeMikey]

A Veritable Convoy Of Trucks would be most appropriate.

Obamas plan ZIMBABWE-IZE America!

[musicman]

[MeshugeMikey]

ahah I LIKE IT,.. I Like it.. Mikey Likes it!

one of the free photo hosting accounts im using has informed me Im over the 12 gigagbyte traffic limit this month.

seems odd to me...and there are plenty of others to transfer more popular images to

Id use my web site...but that would mark me as a bit less than anonymous

[Paul R.]

Well, here I go with a big tin foil hat - 2nd time tonight:

The only possible reason I can see (not that I agree with it at all!) is that we use the chem attack as an excuse to hit Syria. Iran has said our hitting Syria will get them (Iran) further involved, which I assume means some sort of direct attacks on U.S. forces or allies, which then gives us the excuse to go after Iran’s nukes.

Under this scenario, the Obama Administration assumes Russia will stay out of it, at least in terms of direct action, but, as others have mentioned, this sort of supposedly controlled escalation is not how things usually transpire / unravel. This type of mindset, “controlled escalation” is exactly how libs think, when you look at how they think in a more general context.

[immadashell]

this sort of supposedly controlled escalation is not how things usually transpire / unravel

Once again proving the validity of the Law Of Unintended Consequences.

[Texas Eagle]

So, President Jarrett is closer to making a decision?

[RedMDer]

Only six days until
September.

Please donate today.

[MeganC]

“Deathtomarxists” has been on FR since January of this year.

Interesting what it posted: “This war was preplanned 12 years ago.” because that’s the same as blaming Bush for what Obama is doing.

Forgive me if I think this smells.

[LucianOfSamasota]

Just thought I’d post it as a bit of historic trivia. I remember when this was the law of the land.

U.S. Constitution
Article I
Section 8.

The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

To borrow money on the credit of the United States;

To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;

To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States;

To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;

To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States;

To establish post offices and post roads;

To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;

To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;

To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;

To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;

To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;

To provide and maintain a navy;

To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;

To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dockyards, and other needful buildings;—And

To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.

[Freedom of Speech Wins]

Now I am scared.

[MeshugeMikey]

My insiders tell me that although obama wants to Zimbabwe-ize the U.S. he still wants to adopt the the name of the former Ugandan Emporer for life, ...thereby making him Barack Idi Amin Dada Hussein Obama