American Raid in Syria

Skybird · 10-28-08, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Letum

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Originally Posted by Skybird

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Originally Posted by Mikhayl

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Originally Posted by August

This strike was not something out of the blue. The US has been objecting to Syria over their support for the Iraqi insurgency repeatedly over the past several years to no avail. At some point one must trade words for actions and that's what happened in this case.

That's not true.

No it is true. Strange to agree with August for a change, but it is true indeed. American accusations against Syria are not new at all.

And Letum, please stop debating semantics. Clever wordgames are not needed here, really.

Whether it is out of the blue or not isn't a matter of semantics.
Either there was warning, or there wasn't. Clearly there wasn't.

There was certainly no president for attacking Syrian petrol smugglers.

August: See previous posts for the answer to your 'question'.
Do not keep asking for answers because you did not like the first one.

Of course there was no warning of the strike itself. Should they call the guy on phone and tell him he better get awwy before the choppers arrive? Nevertheless it was no strike out nof the blue, for the reasons August has given, I have had the same info, and repeatedly. the guy was a known variable, he was set to become important within Al Quaeda, and it was clear that then americans wouold react to his activity sooner or later.

And Syria has been warned SINCE YEARS for closing both eyes to terrorists operating from its ground.

the mission execution was kept secret, of course, but in no way one could say the american reaction came "out of the blue". Call it sematics, call it rethorics or any different, but you have no point here different from just wanting to object.