U.S. intervention in Syria

[Locutus]

First of all, I am not stating that there IS any proof, just posting what somebody who was in a position TO know stated.  I think it is interesting.

Secondly Saddam was a nutjob, and who knows what his plans were.........so if getting them out of his country was his best option to hide them, then why not?  It is amazing that nearly ALL of our congress including Clinton SAID, without a doubt that Saddam DID have WMD's...there was NO mistake, he HAD them.  If that is true, then where did they go?

If you'll see the posts above, even if he had them and was inclined to move them out of the country, there's virtually ZERO percent chance they would have gone to Syria. 

Have you looked at the news this morning?  The Iranians are saying that Israel will go up in flames if the US attacks Syria.  Why pray tell would they say that?  Well, that's because they're Syria's ally.  Now if you'll remember history for a bit, Iraq used mustard gas and nerve gas on the Iranians during the Iran/Iraq war.

Are you and 'me' even remotely suggesting that he would have slipped chemical weapons into Syria, who may have in turn given them to the Iranians, who may in turn have used them on him?  As I said before, that's simply beyond ridiculous.

[Locutus]

Now here's an even bigger issue:

WASHINGTON (AP) — The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical weapons attack that killed at least 100 people is no "slam dunk," with questions remaining about who actually controls some of Syria's chemical weapons stores and doubts about whether Assad himself ordered the strike, U.S. intelligence officials say.

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However, multiple U.S. officials used the phrase "not a slam dunk" to describe the intelligence picture — a reference to then-CIA Director George Tenet's insistence in 2002 that U.S. intelligence showing Iraq had weapons of mass destruction was a "slam dunk" — intelligence that turned out to be wrong.

Full Article

[Locutus]

^^  If that's indeed the case, this is looking less and less like a good idea.

[Locutus]

You're probably right since our borders to the south are so secure and nothing can be sneaked in via that route.  Besides, what do they have against us anyway?  Ya, it's silly to worry about those people. 

Border security is a completely different story.  In case you're unaware, any American military strikes aren't going to target those chemical weapons anyway for the reasons stated in the article I just posted.  So we're not trying to get rid of them.

So that clearly fails to answer this question which some of the Republicans are beginning to ask, including John Boehner. 

The letter, which was sent Wednesday afternoon, urges Obama to "make the case to the American people and Congress for how potential military action will secure American national security interests, preserve America's credibility, deter the future use of chemical weapons, and, critically, be a part of our broader policy and strategy."

So if he doesn't know, and I don't know, I'm quite certain that you don't have a clue either.

Again, how is the use of those weapons in Syria a challenge to, or a threat to, the national security of this country?

[Exterminator]

Are you and 'me' even remotely suggesting that he would have slipped chemical weapons into Syria, who may have in turn given them to the Iranians, who may in turn have used them on him?  As I said before, that's simply beyond ridiculous.

No fair using logic.

[Palehorse]

And, the Brits are fanning the flames of war with their "intelligence"  much as they did with Iraq.

This is awful familiar, and I hope this POTUS doesn't fall into their trap!

[Exterminator]

Seriously?

[Palehorse]

And I see Rummy is spewing again.  I expect that the Brits will launch first, Syria will blame the US, and Iran will pound Israel in order to bait us into the mess. . .

[Exterminator]

And I see Rummy is spewing again.  I expect that the Brits will launch first, Syria will blame the US, and Iran will pound Israel in order to bait us into the mess. . .

If Iran makes a move against Israel, Israel will nuke them without blinking an eye.

[Locutus]

Seriously?

Un-fucking-believable! 

[Locutus]

Well the British are out.  Parliament says no.

[Palehorse]

Well the British are out.  Parliament says no.

. . .Until the UN inspectors come out of there with "evidence" supporting that Syria and its regime used chemical weapons and then attempted to pin it on the rebel forces. . .

If Iran makes a move against Israel, Israel will nuke them without blinking an eye.

Perhaps. . . but given that, the Xtians will begin end of days and the emotional uproar will collapse the world as we know it today. . . Anarchy will rule and the conservative blood will pool. . .

[Locutus]

[Exterminator]

This is a good read.

[libby]

This is a good read.

That is indeed a good read! Thanks for posting it. I'm way behind in my reading -- have stacks of the Washington Post paper edition yet to read --