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How do you know it was Assad? Deep13 Aug 2013 #1
You believe Russia's excuse. Barack_America Aug 2013 #8
the 'rebels" SwampG8r Aug 2013 #10
The same people who killed our troops in Iraq...nt Jesus Malverde Aug 2013 #156
Haven't heard Russia's excuses. Deep13 Aug 2013 #23
We don't know who's responsible, but we do know who might benefit by this atrocity - the opposition leveymg Aug 2013 #81
Have you never heard of "False Flag" provocation used to justify Military Interventions?? bvar22 Aug 2013 #159
+1 Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Aug 2013 #184
Touché, bvar22 Carolina Aug 2013 #205
BRAVO!! SQUEE Aug 2013 #206
Who are we fighting for Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #2
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #56
I'm with you, Art Carolina Aug 2013 #84
My mom and I were talking about exactly those things the other day Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #93
+1...nt Jesus Malverde Aug 2013 #147
totally agree with you steve2470 Aug 2013 #105
And even if we got involved, the chance of actually making a net positive contrib is close to zero. reformist2 Aug 2013 #94
Geez can't somoene else be the world's police for once? Why do we have to be in perpetual war? liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #3
agreed 100% nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #19
If you're comfortable passing the torch to Russia and China. Barack_America Aug 2013 #20
Russia and China are not the only countries in the UN. There are lots and lots and lots of countries liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #33
Unfortunately, it's the superpowers who call the shots. Barack_America Aug 2013 #36
Which means you've given up on EVER ending the age of war. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #62
Wow, what a helpful post, NOT. Hey, anyone who objects to little kids getting gassed.... MADem Aug 2013 #70
That is worse than blowing them up with drones how? n/t eridani Aug 2013 #73
Who is "them?" MADem Aug 2013 #85
March 2003, Donald Rumsfeld: Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #92
We aren't lead dog, here, and Rummy is retired. MADem Aug 2013 #172
You're one of the few who recommended this post DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #139
LOL! bvar22 Aug 2013 #162
You are obnoxious and rude, and proudly so, too. You're also dead wrong--as usual. MADem Aug 2013 #170
You're the one who likes to play old and wise DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #189
I don't "play" anything. MADem Aug 2013 #191
There's no moral difference anymore between U.S. wars and Russian and Chinese wars. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #61
Like the USA cares about human rights ha ha ha you are killing me. rainy Aug 2013 #78
What about at least waiting for the UN to investigate? karynnj Aug 2013 #122
Speaking of "never again" NuclearDem Aug 2013 #4
what fucking pompous self-righteous bullshit MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #5
So, what's your diplomatic strategy? Barack_America Aug 2013 #11
Stay the fuck out of it. MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #43
Touche, MP Carolina Aug 2013 #88
Yep. And sign up for combat if you're a DU woman drumming for war. n/t JimDandy Aug 2013 #117
This message was self-deleted by its author Adam051188 Aug 2013 #140
I am against all current foreign US military action. Your OP does not call for diplomatic action, Vincardog Aug 2013 #187
+ 50,000 rug Aug 2013 #135
+1 progressoid Aug 2013 #202
I have doubts about unilateral military action bypassing the UN bhikkhu Aug 2013 #6
I don't think there's any plan to bypass the UN. MADem Aug 2013 #173
Even then, the security council would have to approve any action bhikkhu Aug 2013 #198
We might just make it worse. limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #7
That ain't true - did pretty good in Iraq and Afghanistan ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #29
i am against military action in syria SwampG8r Aug 2013 #9
That's an interesting list of grievances to equate with the use of chemical weapons... Barack_America Aug 2013 #13
our civil rights record SwampG8r Aug 2013 #17
Our civil rights record now is no good, but it has Assad's beat to shit. Barack_America Aug 2013 #30
sounds like a job for the un SwampG8r Aug 2013 #31
I agree wholeheartedly about the UN nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #38
It'll still be our troops and our money even if action is through the UN. Barack_America Aug 2013 #39
The UN does use troops from elsewhere muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #69
Whoa, I don't usually think of the UN as launching offensive actions. Not that they don't see their freshwest Aug 2013 #155
You are confusing the UN with NATO. We give MONEY to UN , and are cheap with the troops. MADem Aug 2013 #193
Em, didn't the US join WW2 after an incident at Pearl Harbor? SwissTony Aug 2013 #99
Nailed it. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #107
I agree. No thank you. A sectarian war with dozens of factions, 90% of whom dont like us anyway stevenleser Aug 2013 #165
I agree with every word of this post. n/t Butterbean Aug 2013 #182
Being against an attempt to start WWIII is not part and parcel with excusing what is going on. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #12
This is the most convincing argument against thus far. Barack_America Aug 2013 #15
I'm with you there. n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #18
Political Cover? PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #44
WWIII? Are you fucking kidding? Even Putin wouldn't be that brazenly stupid! AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #27
People said the same things in 1914.... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #91
Exactly. jessie04 Aug 2013 #121
No, Jessie. Not exactly. Read my reply to Junkdrawer. AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #175
Here's the problem, Junk: this isn't 1914. AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #176
History never repeats, But it rhymes... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #188
Apples and oranges. AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #190
Consider how things escalate and egos flare and attack must be met with attack. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #151
If the only resources expended were drones and cruise missiles, TexasTowelie Aug 2013 #14
This seems a cynical rhetorical argument cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #16
Much as it surprises me, i agree with cthulu2016 on this one peacebird Aug 2013 #82
More than cynical, it is weaponized rhetoric. The words themselves are an agrressive demand for Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #97
And why does this surprise you? PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #21
I assume by "let it rain" you mean drop bombs on people. LeftyMom Aug 2013 #22
well it is a high def screen nt SwampG8r Aug 2013 #26
I'm assuming you're in the Armed Forces or have a friend or loved one who is ? steve2470 Aug 2013 #24
I can agree, but what about Russia? AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #32
I agree with you about the consequences if Russia gets involved steve2470 Aug 2013 #34
What an idiotic thing to say Recursion Aug 2013 #25
+1000. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #40
And I find myself seconding Recursion, this is a serious matter and should be addressed as such Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #102
That statement sounds a lot like Mnpaul Aug 2013 #152
Yes, and I hope you always do. Bolo Boffin Aug 2013 #28
The case against Assad has never been compelling. ucrdem Aug 2013 #35
Please provide your proof of Assad's guilt to the UN. I'm sure they'll appreciate it Scootaloo Aug 2013 #37
Perhaps the OP can get Colin Powell to go show the 'proof' to the UN. Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #104
Aluminum tubes! Evidence of absence! Destroy the world five times over! Scootaloo Aug 2013 #110
How about the "clip art" HangOnKids Aug 2013 #185
Our military budget is 600 times that of the next 50 countries combined. Initech Aug 2013 #41
So I take it OP is enlisted? ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #42
And then, while we're in the neighborhood, Union Scribe Aug 2013 #45
this argument reminds me of the Iraq war invasion talking point quinnox Aug 2013 #46
If folks were being gassed in Israel and people were against intervening The Straight Story Aug 2013 #47
Intervening on behalf of the gassers would be unwise. ucrdem Aug 2013 #50
And people didn't think hitler would invade poland, etc, because it was stupid. The Straight Story Aug 2013 #52
But how is Assad Hitler? ucrdem Aug 2013 #54
How was hitler like hitler at the start? He didn't just kill millions in one weekend The Straight Story Aug 2013 #75
The war against the Nazis was not about their 'killing millions' it was about their territorial Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #109
I understand your concern. Not all of us are lopsidedly pro-Isreal. I can't stand that they keep liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #53
It wouldn't matter to me if it was Israel Carolina Aug 2013 #89
Just bought stock in Haliburton,Dyncorp and Boeing.... dtom67 Aug 2013 #48
Get in at the bottom jakeXT Aug 2013 #68
oh well.... dtom67 Aug 2013 #194
We the people who frequent these pages have undergone somewhat abusive treatment SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #49
I'm curious MFrohike Aug 2013 #51
Why in fuck would you be surprised DU is against military action?? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #55
We don't have the money to do it. Maybe if we cut back on cancer granny-arresting SWAT teams Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #57
Nothing's as Keynsian as a war (nt) Recursion Aug 2013 #67
Syria was one of the 7 countries Bush wanted to go into newfie11 Aug 2013 #58
Problem is, NONE of the armed factions would be better. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #59
That OP sounds like something the Imperial War Office at Whitehall could have come out with in 1914. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #60
"Never Again" happens on a regular basis. cali Aug 2013 #63
Liberals arguing that the U.S. should give weapons to Syrian rebels underestimate Assad's power Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #64
Yeah, about that. JoeyT Aug 2013 #65
The Holocaust was not carried out during a civil war in Germany. How many civil wars do we join in? freshwest Aug 2013 #66
I oppose al Qaeda, that's why I oppose going to war against Syria. David__77 Aug 2013 #71
The problem is, not all the rebels are Al-Qaeda. AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #174
Why is that a problem? I see the problem that many of them are, and almost all work with them. David__77 Aug 2013 #181
Explain how military intervention improves the situation eridani Aug 2013 #72
Hope this helps ... GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #74
If i could ban 3 things from ever existing in this universe darkangel218 Aug 2013 #76
It is not the proper use of our sons and daughters lives as military rainy Aug 2013 #77
Well, you've got a big heart. sibelian Aug 2013 #79
LMAO!!! darkangel218 Aug 2013 #83
I didn't. JVS Aug 2013 #115
IF the Assad regime were to be overthrown -- and that is very big IF - what next? Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #80
Oh puhleeze Carolina Aug 2013 #86
If you thought the attacks on Snowden/Manning were bad.... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #87
John? John Bolton, is that you? notadmblnd Aug 2013 #90
don't be misled by a few loudmouths - 90% of us want more wars in the Middle East Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #95
yep, sign me up for us going into the Congo tomorrow steve2470 Aug 2013 #127
After the lie typeviic Aug 2013 #96
It's a civil war and neither side as a good claim to moral high ground OmahaBlueDog Aug 2013 #98
And so it begins AGAIN. 99Forever Aug 2013 #100
You're surprised that liberals are anti-war? Who do you believe the USA should back in this fight myrna minx Aug 2013 #101
Wow, not sure why you are shocked that some Du'ers don't want another war maddezmom Aug 2013 #103
It's the trial balloon. We're about to be inundated with this stuff. myrna minx Aug 2013 #108
I guess many do not trust the military to handle this correctly. Wonder why? n-t Logical Aug 2013 #106
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+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #113
X a TRILLION too. bvar22 Aug 2013 #200
funny coincidence-- most people who recommended this OP also recommended pro-surveillance OP's Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #208
That was also my thought on the OP .... oldhippie Aug 2013 #116
I oppose military action in Syria. JVS Aug 2013 #112
"Syrian rebels won't advance U.S. interests: Joint Chiefs chairman" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #114
Only thing I'd support is a targeted CIA-Navy Seal operation ecstatic Aug 2013 #118
Why don't we invite John McCain and Lindsey Graham over and see what they think? kentuck Aug 2013 #119
Keep in mind that, in avenging these deaths, we would be fighting for Al-Quaida or Hezbollah riqster Aug 2013 #120
We condoned it when Saddam used them agains Iran and his own people n2doc Aug 2013 #123
I can't believe we actually have war mongers here ... oldhippie Aug 2013 #124
He is different from John McCain. Unless I'm mistaken, AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #128
Sick, isn't it? I can't believe it either. It's not like we have a dog in this fight, especially Nay Aug 2013 #132
And you think a guy who murders people with remote controlled planes is the best Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #125
What's preventing you from going? During the Spanish Civil War, some Americans went. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #126
It worked really well in Libya. mainer Aug 2013 #129
From an opposing view thread: chervilant Aug 2013 #130
We can't afford it. nt Bigmack Aug 2013 #131
I hope so. I just gave five bucks for a star and I don't want to demand a refund. rug Aug 2013 #133
Hooray! Three cheers for perpetual war!!! n/t kiawah Aug 2013 #134
I am certainly against military action. Coyotl Aug 2013 #136
I am very happy you just stopped by DU and found people AGAINST military action on Syria. Autumn Aug 2013 #137
LOL Didn't Democrats OWN 2006 & 2008 being antiwar? leftstreet Aug 2013 #138
Uh...drones and cruise missles kill civilians. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #141
The murder of innocent civilians is very disturbing to me. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #142
Does the global community and it's findings matter ? Wash. state Desk Jet Aug 2013 #143
When they say "full support of the global community," ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #144
I really don't think that is what they mean zombiehorde Wash. state Desk Jet Aug 2013 #145
What do you think they mean by the phrase "global community?" ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #146
Don't you think there is a legitimate thing called the global watch dog ? Wash. state Desk Jet Aug 2013 #150
I don't know. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #153
"Global community" = London, Paris, Washington, and maybe Bonn and Rome Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #157
What does Putin mean by our partners ? Wash. state Desk Jet Aug 2013 #195
Putin means same-sex lover, as opposed to other-sex lover. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #196
Well then in your opinion I suppose that leaves plenty of room for real change. Wash. state Desk Jet Aug 2013 #197
Yes, by all means, let's empower another Islamist revolution. dorkulon Aug 2013 #148
Yes you did. I'm against US military action in Syria. Throd Aug 2013 #149
Awesome Warbone you're sporting Mr Liberal! whatchamacallit Aug 2013 #154
Why not comply with the law? reusrename Aug 2013 #158
I thought we waited too long for Bosnia and all but ignored Rwanda mick063 Aug 2013 #160
I would be tempted to agree with you Nevernose Aug 2013 #163
The captain of the boat is responsible for the course of his ship. mick063 Aug 2013 #164
Are you going to enlist and join this "noble cause"? Or urge your children or other young Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2013 #161
Thank you. GoCubsGo Aug 2013 #166
I'm against US military action in Syria The Second Stone Aug 2013 #167
This is why there is a United Nations. Blue_In_AK Aug 2013 #168
"Please enlighten me" LOL Corruption Inc Aug 2013 #169
Oh for fuck sakes Glassunion Aug 2013 #171
Why is killing people with bullets "legitimate" LittleBlue Aug 2013 #177
So the way to stop killing with one particular kind of weapon is to kill ALOT MORE people yurbud Aug 2013 #178
I don't know about "people." I am against it. LWolf Aug 2013 #179
Why do you believe what our gov't says about chem weapons, and even if used, that that's the reason yurbud Aug 2013 #180
You did, right here in this thread. Rex Aug 2013 #183
"The DU community now condones chemical murder of innocent civilians?" WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2013 #186
Have you paid attention to how our wars work? Bradical79 Aug 2013 #192
Might I remind you . . . markpkessinger Aug 2013 #199
You are pro-al Qaeda I guess. David__77 Aug 2013 #201
You first! atreides1 Aug 2013 #203
Yeah, you did. Iggo Aug 2013 #204
I'll reconsider my support of action in Syria as soon as you Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #207
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