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To: Bishop_Malachi
"How would the above-listed “choices” that Trump has ostensibly imposed upon Russia benefit the U.S. in any way?"

  1. It puts all nations on notice that we will kick butt if you use chemical weapons.
  2. Assad has supported terrorism for decades. He allowed Syria to be a base for terrorists. Most of that was directed at Israel. Assad needs to go. Obama's strategy of arming terrorists that were worse than Assad was just stupid or evil, probably stupid evil.
  3. If Russia chooses option 2, you better believe they will be trying to control Assad and keep him from dragging Russia into a bigger war.
  4. Russia won't choose option 3. Putin is not stupid.

43 posted on 04/06/2017 7:34:02 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: DannyTN

1) Let’s assume that Assad really did use chemical weapons for the sake of argument. If he had used incendiaries and burned some children alive in an attempt to fight ISIS, would that really be worse than nerve gas?

2) Do you really want to engage in a policy of nation building in Syria like we’ve done in Iraq and Afghanistan?

3) You don’t think Russia is willing to fight a conflict if provoked, but how willing is the American public to tolerate another war? Trump would lose the good will of most people who voted for him. National security hawks are NOT what got Trump elected.


62 posted on 04/06/2017 7:58:41 PM PDT by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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