We’re bombing Syria

[Ricster]

Is it me or does every American president end up bombing a country during their term?
I find it really odd that it always seems to happen.

Maybe George Bush ratings for the war on Iraq gives an incline as to why they decided what to do.

http://news.gallup.com/poll/8119/rally-boosting-bush-approval-ratings.aspx

 

[kiam06]

4 dead already at least some got what they wanted.

Maybe when it's all over the Queen can invite Assad to be get house guest again at Buckingham Palace.

 

[Vic]

As May can afford to bomb Syria then that means austerity has ended and the nurses who were told there was no money can get a decent pay raise ....austerity is over ...wheyhey for the NHS

Nah, it's the Brexit bus money up in smoke...
These magic money trees grow quick when national security is (or rather isn't) threatened.

 

[Vic]

I’m sure we would if Saudi used chemical weapons there.



How does it destroy evidence? They aren’t bombing Douma (where the chemical attack took place).

Irony? Or are you really sure we would bomb Saudi Arabia if they used banned weapons?

It destroys evidence as to whether the places bombed did have chemical weapons. You've not read the thread.

If there were chemical weapons there, what happens to the chemicals released?

 

[BlueHammer85]

Who else supports the Assad regime aside from Russia ?

 

[tonea2003]

Who else supports the Assad regime aside from Russia ?

Iran mate

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Just found this article from 2013. Interesting reading about the oil pipelines:

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...ack-war-intervention-oil-gas-energy-pipelines

 

[urban genie]

Who else supports the Assad regime aside from Russia ?

Iran, Iraq and Lebanese Hezbollah.

So the countries bordering who don't want a destabalized nation on their doorstep
Turkey are too busy killing Kurds and land grabbing to really give a shit about Assad bar he is a neighbour, their intervention is purely in their interests

But it's alright our leaders can from afar start shit near 10 years ago across north africa and the middle east, then watch libya fall to bits, Egypt become more hardline and syria completely fucked up, then take the moral stance.

I have no idea what has been gained in the last decade by any major power be it the US and Russia, but plenty (of lives) have been lost

 

[Ric]

Not entirely comfortable with launching strikes without any vote, or in this case even debate, in parliament first.

 

[hilts]

Seems about right as a response to be fair. Hopefully a few days of political nonsense then all goes quiet.