Syria

[shropshire 0]

Being the 3rd party in a domestic dispute can also get your arse kicked by BOTH of the fighting parties ganging up on you!!

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[quade 4]

shropshire

Being the 3rd party in a domestic dispute can also get your arse kicked by BOTH of the fighting parties ganging up on you!!

Sure. That doesn't mean it's wrong to try; simply a risk.

I might be wrong, but I'm fairly certain the leaders in the US are aware of it.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[GeorgiaDon 362]

quade

***Being the 3rd party in a domestic dispute can also get your arse kicked by BOTH of the fighting parties ganging up on you!!

Sure. That doesn't mean it's wrong to try; simply a risk.

I might be wrong, but I'm fairly certain the leaders in the US are aware of it.Law enforcement learned some time ago that staying out of domestic disputes just tended to allow the disputes to escalate until eventually people ended up maimed or dead. Irrespective of the personal interests of the individual parties in the dispute, it all becomes a lot messier, expensive, and impossible for society to ignore once you are talking aggravated assault or murder. Now we've got SWAT teams, medical costs, costs for courts and jails, and so on. Better to defuse it before it comes to all that.

If we're going to compare Syria to a domestic dispute, are we better off to intervene now, or to wait until people are shooting at the neighbors and we have to send in the SWAT team?

If we decide to ignore Syria stockpiling and using chemical weapons, shall we also ignore the situation when Iran and North Korea do the same?

Don

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[ryoder 1,590]

quade

***http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-31/unidentified-marine-sums-it-all

Horrible photo for several reasons, but probably the biggest is it's impossible to verify its authenticity.

For all I know that photo was made by the Syrian Electronic Army for propaganda purposes.

Now we have a retort to that: http://i.imgur.com/o29TpS4.jpg

Or do we?
What is wrong with that picture?

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[DanG 1]

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What is wrong with that picture?

The flag's backwards.

- Dan G

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ryoder

What is wrong with that picture?

Precisely the same thing, but right off the bat I'd say the cammo is wrong. You'll also notice the image has been mosaic blurred in at least two places. Hard to say the precise reason, but I wouldn't think that would be required. And, of course, the contradiction between the written text of the paper and the subtext of the photo itself.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[yoink 321]

shropshire

Being the 3rd party in a domestic dispute can also get your arse kicked by BOTH of the fighting parties ganging up on you!!

Doesn't mean you shouldn't try. Particularly if you've previously promised to intervene if you see it going on.

Been there. Done that and got the stitches to prove it. It was still the right thing to do.

[shropshire 0]

yoink

***Being the 3rd party in a domestic dispute can also get your arse kicked by BOTH of the fighting parties ganging up on you!!

Doesn't mean you shouldn't try. Particularly if you've previously promised to intervene if you see it going on.

Been there. Done that and got the stitches to prove it. It was still the right thing to do.

Agreed..
But you probably got in between them and/or talked to them ... you didn't just throw rocks at them from over the garden wall

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[kallend 2,027]

So the French are gung-ho to go and the British Parliament voted no.

Does this mean we can have French Fries again, while we toast Freedom Muffins for breakfast?

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[shropshire 0]

:-)

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[turtlespeed 221]

kallend

So the French are gung-ho to go and the British Parliament voted no.

Does this mean we can have French Fries again, while we toast Freedom Muffins for breakfast?

No.

Crumpets are crumpets.

I would like bacon, poached or fried eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried bread or toast with butter, sausages and baked beans, with a mug of tea . . . please.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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[winsor 236]

Let's see, you have two groups of people who hate our guts, doing their best to exterminate each other. What sort of intervention should we employ?

Hallmark.

I say we send B-52s over there filled with sympathy cards. Let them know we care.

As far as the use of Sarin goes, I think we should stand up in the United Nations and tell them they should be ashamed of themselves. A public dressing-down by the country on the pinnacle of moral high ground (truth, justice and the American Way!) should do it.

All in all, it's a hell of a lot cheaper than Tomahawk missiles. At a million bucks a pop, that should pay for quite a few get well cards.


BSBD,

Winsor

[lawrocket 3]

There's a photo from 2009 of John Kerry and his wife having dinner with Assad and his wife. See attached.

Kerry's GOT to be pissed. Not only has this photo surfaced, but happened immediately following Kerry's impassioned calls for swift and immediate action being followed by his boss's decision to give Congress a few days to think about it and vote.

Kerry is not having a good time.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[quade 4]

I heard James Bond once played baccarat with Blofeld.

OMG! Bond is obviously working FOR Blofeld!

A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R6QFwKWFpA

I would like to point out this is the head of the family, many princes of which, financed 9/11.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[lawrocket 3]

As you are no doubt aware, that is neither what I am writing nor insinuating.

Kerry also compared Assad to Hitler and... Saddam Hussein! Rather interesting to give a post hoc justification for invading Iraq. It's a serious wtf moment. I think that a rule can be developed: "No matter what you thought beforehand, once you become an upper level appointee in the federal executive department, you will do whatever is necessary to blow shit up."

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[Southern_Man 0]

quade

If you were carrying your weapon and saw somebody attacking another person, what would be your purpose of getting involved? "Retribution? Punishment? Deterrence?"

Might I suggest, to stop it.

Funneling more profits to defense contractors. More socialism for wealthy corporations.

"What if there were no hypothetical questions?"