Syria conflict: 'Chemical attacks kill hundreds'

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by August

Forget your commando raids.

To eliminate Syria's chemical weapons capability would require a full scale invasion and thorough search of the country. We're not talking about a single building that can be destroyed by a cruise missile or two.

It is munitions dumps and research facilities and assembly plants, many widely flung and probably no more pinpointed than Saddam's stockpiles were. It ain't like they advertize where they keep all off this stuff.

No this would have to be on the scale of the Iraq war to be successful. Anything less would be just useless posturing.

You are right. (edit: This cannot be solved with a few airstrikes and a commando strike)
But that Iraq thing worked out really well.

I say let them kill each other, takes the attention off trying to kill us, and if we do invade, it will just be more of us dying, and endearing them towards harsher ideals.

Let them be, no one helped America break free from Britain (Shut up French, you jumped in at the end, after we started winning)

Let them discover their own independance.

Forcing it breeds contempt, and gives them something to unify against.

[kranz]

Originally Posted by soopaman2

Let them be, no one helped America break free from Britain (Shut up French, you jumped in at the end, after we started winning)

seems like someone has to re-take a few lessons of history.
Kosciuszko, Pulaski - do these names sound familiar?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by soopaman2

Let them be, no one helped America break free from Britain (Shut up French, you jumped in at the end, after we started winning)

General Rochambeau and Admiral deGrasse would disagree.

Originally Posted by kranz

seems like someone has to re-take a few lessons of history.
Kosciuszko, Pulaski - do these names sound familiar?

Von Steuben, LaFayette.

[kranz]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Von Steuben, LaFayette.

he has to re-take more than I thought.

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by kranz

seems like someone has to re-take a few lessons of history.
Kosciuszko, Pulaski - do these names sound familiar?

Dammit ya got me, kinda. We did this alot on our own burden, you can even cite Von Steuben, for teaching European style tactics to what was basically a guerrilla army.


We got major roadways in my area named after both of them.


Kosciuszko Bridge in Queens NY.

Pulaski Skyway in N jersey.

I am not saying we did it absolutely alone, but we had to earn outside confidence with the merit of our soldiers and leadership. Let them earn it, and choose what they want. Not have it forced on them in exchange for help. Then they feel "vassalized" and rebel, much like Iraq and Afghanistan, then it becomes a drawing point for extremists to kill the infidel invader Americans.


You want it done? Let someone else do it, America has had enough foolish funerals over foolish wars.

Look at Iraq and Afghanistan... Two wars that cost many lives on both sides, and nothing is better, it is worse.
Who is the west to choose their fate, is my point

[MH]

Last time thing like this happened in syria Assad's father killed tens of thousand in matter of weeks.
You need to understand that whatever is going on in Syria is a matter of long internal history of this country.
Who takes which side and why or neither in current conflict is another thing but not great conspiracy.