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2013-09-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Senate committee approves resolution authorizing U.S. strike on Syria

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Posted by Fred 2013-09-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 An easy decision for those who have never picked up the tab, the cost means nothing.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-09-05 01:27|| 2013-09-05 01:27|| Front Page Top

#2 The committee voted 10 to 7, with one member voting "present,"...

That would be newly elected senator and lifelong useless hack Grandstand Eddie Markey.
Get ya a Profile in Courage award for that one, Eddie...

Posted by tu3031 2013-09-05 01:59|| 2013-09-05 01:59|| Front Page Top

#3 I keep hearing on the radio that House Members believe their constituents are overwhelmingly against another "war", but maybe not against a ... what was it called? - somekinda 'kinetic' action? You know, the Libya 'not-quite-a-war' deal.

Posted by Bobby 2013-09-05 06:14|| 2013-09-05 06:14|| Front Page Top

#4 I believe most Americans are sophisticated enough to recognize acts of war. The legal parsing and addition of qualifying 'terms of reference' are simply methods used to confuse opinion and devalue intent.

If without warning or invitation, a Russian carrier battle group and five destroyers began steaming toward Virginia Beach, I doubt few would question the obvious intent.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-09-05 06:32|| 2013-09-05 06:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Fast forward 2.5 years to a hypothetical campaign speech:

"If I am elected the first woman president, I will work diligently with our regional partners to end our senseless involvement in the Syrian-Lebanon-Libyan conflict, and bring our people home".

Posted by Besoeker 2013-09-05 06:47|| 2013-09-05 06:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Please communicate your position clearly to whichever jackass represents you using this link.

Posted by Muggsy the Full Bosomed1713 2013-09-05 10:55|| 2013-09-05 10:55|| Front Page Top

#7 Sorry, did something wrong with my previous post and the hyperlink didn't show up. Here's the link to contact your local jackass.

http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

Posted by Muggsy the Full Bosomed1713 2013-09-05 10:56|| 2013-09-05 10:56|| Front Page Top

#8 My wife and I walked into our Senator's office this morning and laid it out: instruct the President to put together a coalition, then, with that in hand, make a limited, punitive strike. None of the groups fighting in Syria are aligned with US interests.

Posted by KBK 2013-09-05 16:55|| 2013-09-05 16:55|| Front Page Top

#9 KBK what you are describing is a modified limited hangout.

Posted by Shipman 2013-09-05 17:53|| 2013-09-05 17:53|| Front Page Top

#10 Except that he's never going to get the coalition, because the world doesn't give a rip.

Posted by KBK 2013-09-05 19:54|| 2013-09-05 19:54|| Front Page Top

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