Soldato
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I don't think it will bring peace but its better than doing nothing.
So Iraq and Afghanistan achieved nothing? Thats not true though is it.
Poll: Syrian Chemical Weapon Attack
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I don't think it will bring peace but its better than doing nothing.
So Iraq and Afghanistan achieved nothing? Thats not true though is it.
It's just what you want to hear when your house has been burnt down and your country destroyed - that the good guys are coming to bomb what's left!
I'm not actually sure more bombs, destruction and death is actually better than 'doing nothing'.
We have clearly learnt nothing of the Middle East.
Iraq did not achieve anything productive, and Afghanistan might be a bit early to say but from our point of view it's looking like another total waste of life.
could you at least read the thread and be current with events before you post any more comments
I'm not personally against some kind of intervention to deter the use of chemical weapons on civilians. It is disgusting and it has to be understood that committing these acts has consequences. I just think talk of action and threats need to happen after facts have been established and it turns out to be true.
Unless you're 12 years old you'd be naive to think that the rebels don't see the advantage of US intervention in Syria. The "red line" is well known and there's a lot of chemical weapons in Syria so it's quite sensible for one to suggest that if chemical weapons fell into rebel hands they could quite easily justify denotation of these devices for the greater good.
...Bombing a country for no reason is better than doing nothing? Id better add that to the list of things better than Twilight then.
Depends what you consider an achievement, if you think getting many British/American soldiers killed for no reason, destabilizing a couple of countries setting them back decades in the process and getting masses of people killed to be an achievement then yes they did achieve something...
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Is there anything you guys won't find a conspiracy in?!
'being' = present tense
Presumably the reason why not 'now' is because they've not finished it.
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Oh sorry, I forgot you were the expert on foreign politics.
Its like trying to argue with religious fundamentalists, I suggest a little critical thinking chaps.
As I said my money is on
everyone who barges into the thread pro leaving a power vacuum seems to have no idea the strongest most organised and most wealthy of the people fighting assad are declared a terrorist group by the us/uk
once again for people who skip the thread and jump in
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/10/syria-al-nusra-front-jihadi
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18048033
There are even videos of them killing Free Syrian Army commanders (FSA are the rebels to you and I)
they only fight with the rebels when it suits them every other time they are attacking them as much as they are assad.
you must be crazy if you think the normal rebels will be in control or we are handing the country back to it's civilian population
It's easier to make out those who ask the awkward questions to be nutters though isn't it?
That's not going to happen any time soon.
