tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post4284464540366453063..comments2024-03-28T22:00:08.221-04:00Comments on Strangely Blogged: US is now making airstrikes in SyriaVixen Strangelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01976594951225450413noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post-83555878787855813152014-09-23T20:28:08.945-04:002014-09-23T20:28:08.945-04:00Here's the test. It's a mental exercise.
...Here's the test. It's a mental exercise.<br /><br />In one universe, the US bombs the crap out of IS.<br /><br />In an alternate universe, the US sits on its hands and tells the Arabs and Persians "your problem, figure it out".<br /><br />In which case is the situation better for:<br /><br />1.) The US<br />2.) The region<br />3.) Syrian civilians<br />4.) IS<br /><br />I don't know about you, but I sure don't see #1 as a viable answer...<br />mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post-23370345137786334282014-09-23T19:05:18.959-04:002014-09-23T19:05:18.959-04:00I agree with mikey, except for 'twenty five ye...I agree with mikey, except for 'twenty five years'.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat#Execution_of_Operation_Ajax" rel="nofollow">1953</a>.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6436782247272162797.post-22710306782260090022014-09-23T18:46:36.962-04:002014-09-23T18:46:36.962-04:00No - if if the organizing principle of your foreig...No - if if the organizing principle of your foreign policy is 'Don't do stupid stuff', getting involved in the Syrian Civil war is a violation of that principle. We find ourselves actually working in support of al-Assad's Baath regime, with much more blood on their hands than ISIS at this point. In exchange for some limited tactical damage to ISIS troops and equipment, we give them the most powerful recruiting tool imaginable. Nobody seems to be able to articulate what American interests are threatened that requires us to intervene in a regional sectarian and tribal struggle. And if American policy is to go to war with every particularly nasty group of terrorists and insurgents, then I need to hear our plans for Boko Haram, al Shabbab, the Houthis, Séléka and AQAP, to start.<br /><br />If Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Saudi, Iran, Turkey and Egypt have interests in play, they've also got lots of troops and tanks and jet fighters - in many cases we sold them to them. So the Saudi willingness to fight ISIS to the last American is insulting and unacceptable. <br /><br />Seriously, we've been bombing and invading the place for the better part of a quarter century. Maybe at this point we could draw a conclusion about the value of bombing and invading the place some more....mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.com