Thursday, August 29, 2013

The Syria Conundrum

By Douglas V. Gibbs

Syria's President Assad has used chemical weapons against his own people, people who are aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood, and al-Qaeda.  Obama says he wants to send a "shot across the bow," which he calls "decisive but limited."  You can't be decisive, but limited.  They are opposites.  Either, be decisive, or don't.

Assad has crossed Obama's "red line," by using chemical weapons.  In other words, killing thousands with conventional weapons was not enough to get Obama involved, but a few hundred with chemical weapons was too much.

If Obama moves against Assad, he is sending a message that we are siding with the same people that flew planes into the twin towers on September 11, 2001.  If he sends a limited response, it will encourage both Assad and the Syrian Rebels to up the ante.  The available moves are either to stay out of Syria, or go in fully with a quick and decisive invasion.

Considering the political implications, we must remain out of this conflict.

A political solution is impossible, because Islam does not negotiate, but to make a move into Syria is a lose-lose situation that puts us on a warpath with Islam that will escalate in ways we are not ready to fight.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

On Syria, Obama says eyeing "shot across the bow" - Yahoo News

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