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avaistheone1

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5. It makes even less sense the U.S. has to kill a bunch of people to get people to the peace table.

Reply to karynnj (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 31, 2013, 02:59 AM

Aug 2013

I think Carter is right. Offer the peace table. Let them sort it out, we have no moral authority to stick our nose into any military action there. We should be at the ready to help facilitate a political solution when they finally figure out they have nothing to gain be killing each other.

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Jimmy Carter calls for Syria peace summit [View all] David__77 Aug 2013 OP

At last somebody is finally making sense.... HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #1

It ignores that both were tried already karynnj Aug 2013 #2

The government agreed to participate in Geneva II - insurgents did not. David__77 Aug 2013 #4

"from the rebels and Assad" karynnj Aug 2013 #35

It makes even less sense the U.S. has to kill a bunch of people to get people to the peace table. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #5

We have no moral authority. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #11

I agree that a peace conference would be better - and Kerry (representing Obama) and Lavrov karynnj Aug 2013 #36

If the world says no, we should stay put cosmicone Aug 2013 #27

I keep hearing these arguments John2 Aug 2013 #33

What a lot of nonsense karynnj Aug 2013 #37

What the hell does Carter know? Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #3

Yeah. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #12

Look up "Carter doctrine" karynnj Aug 2013 #38

Blessed are the peacemakers. kentuck Aug 2013 #6

Really? Enthusiast Aug 2013 #13

There he is again—getting in the way. DAMMIT!!! I thought we got rid of him with Reagan! tofuandbeer Aug 2013 #7

I'm sorry that we didn't hear this from Obama. QuestForSense Aug 2013 #8

We did. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #10

Except Assad DID agree, as David_77 noted several hours before this post of yours. Scootaloo Aug 2013 #15

So with the rebels refusing to deal, how do you have peace talks? SunSeeker Aug 2013 #16

That's the question, isn't it? Scootaloo Aug 2013 #17

I did not make an incorrect assertion. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #18

Re-reading it, perhaps I did. Scootaloo Aug 2013 #20

Yeah, what you said, without the typo. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #21

"hte" is how I stick it to the system! DON'T OPPRESS ME! Scootaloo Aug 2013 #22

LOL SunSeeker Aug 2013 #23

Am I understanding correctly... devils chaplain Aug 2013 #25

Yes durablend Aug 2013 #29

No. As I understand it, the strike would not be to get get Assad at the table. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #30

+1000 n/t cosmicone Aug 2013 #28

Carter, the voice of reason newfie11 Aug 2013 #9

It's called statesmanship - and there's no MIC profits there, you see. Divernan Aug 2013 #14

remember this one,,, Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #19

A peace summit can be scarier than missiles to some. Festivito Aug 2013 #24

Well a first for me. Carter makes the right call. Obama should follow that advice. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #26

PEACE. What a novel idea in today's political world. Just what almost everyone wants though. Coyotl Aug 2013 #31

K&R for Carter. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2013 #32

Finally, a voice of reason and peace locks Aug 2013 #34