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Showing Original Post only (View all)How many civilians killed by chemical weapons in Syria would justify outside military intervention? [View all]
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No amount of civilians killed by chemical weapons is enough to justify outside military intervention (No war, support peace, more war isn't the answer, etc.) | |
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1 is too many. We should have bombed Syria months ago | |
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1000 civilians killed by chemical weapons | |
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10,000 civilians killed by chemical weapons | |
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50,000 civilians killed by chemical weapons | |
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100,000 civilians killed by chemical weapons | |
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500,000 civilians killed by chemical weapons | |
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1,000,000+ civilians killed by chemical weapons | |
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Not sure | |
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How many civilians killed by chemical weapons in Syria would justify outside military intervention? [View all]
Renew Deal
Aug 2013
OP
Maybe that depends on how many civilians we all intend to kill in such military intervention
NoOneMan
Aug 2013
#1
They are dead. I am reasonably sure the idea of justifying anything never crosses their minds. n/t
Agnosticsherbet
Aug 2013
#2
Perhaps Obama's reluctance at earlier intervention allowed Assad to get get meaner?
JaneyVee
Aug 2013
#5
I suspect that the US plans to take advantage of any intervention to go after Al Queda
Renew Deal
Aug 2013
#10
So we would be fighting a 2-front war in the same nation while pretending its only 1 war
Nuclear Unicorn
Aug 2013
#11