The Eve of War

[Reynolds]

That doesn't answer the question.

To me the question is why would Assad use a crummy low impact weapon like Chlorine etc when he can get Russia to level city blocks at his request? I don't like Assad, but I like him better than the terrorists he is killing. In the long run the more of each other they kill off, the better off the West is.

 

[Benjamin]

We cannot allow the use of chemical WMD, to neglect strict enforcement is a much greater danger than this upcoming strike. To make excuses not to deal with this situation is akin to sticking one’s head in the sand.

This strike is not a strategy to nation build and shouldn’t be the start of one. It should be a serious message that these weapons will not be tolerated, done, let someone else take care of the mess over there..

 

[HankD]

I think we should "level the playing field" to quote a popular cliché.

We are shown little ones in poison gas death throes in Syria and yes we are deeply moved - who wouldn't be?

However, long standing war gets very very ugly and non-discriminatory.

This "gas" incident may very well be a media tool used by the powers that be (whoever) to make a new direction of thinking for we the masses.

Ya, I know I am a conspiratorialistphobic.

 

[Reynolds]

We cannot allow the use of chemical WMD, to neglect strict enforcement is a much greater danger than this upcoming strike. To make excuses not to deal with this situation is akin to sticking one’s head in the sand.

This strike is not a strategy to nation build and shouldn’t be the start of one. It should be a serious message that these weapons will not be tolerated, done, let someone else take care of the mess over there..

Let France take care of it. Its their turn.

 

[InTheLight]

Let France take care of it. Its their turn.

When was the last time France took care of anything to do with war? Lafayette in the American revolution?

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[Reynolds]

When was the last time France took care of anything to do with war? Lafayette in the American revolution?

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That's my point. Why is it our problem?

 

[Martin Marprelate]

When was the last time France took care of anything to do with war? Lafayette in the American revolution?

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In the interest of historical accuracy I think you'll find that a chap called Napoleon won rather a large number of battles after that time.

 

[HankD]

When was the last time France took care of anything to do with war? Lafayette in the American revolution?

They were in Vietnam just before us...

First Indochina War | 1946–1954

 

[Rob_BW]

First rule of colonialism: Former French colonies are usually the most wrecked.

 

[Reynolds]

They were in Vietnam just before us...

First Indochina War | 1946–1954

Yes, but they definitely did not take care of it."

 

[HankD]

Yes, but they definitely did not take care of it."

OH, well what does that mean? they took care of it by handing it over to us.
At a horrible price.

 

[Steven Yeadon]

Assad seems to use chemical weapons as a shock weapon on rebels who are down but not out. That is the one commonality it seems is happening from my own patchwork following of the news on his chemical weapons strikes. Its the stuff of evil empires in movies, but of course a man like Assad would do that. He can't but kick people hard as soon as they go down but not out. He seems like a classic thug. The terrible news is he rules a major nation state in the Middle East.

 

[Steven Yeadon]

There is no eve of war.

I know, I picked it because it sounded poetic. I could call it the "eve of intervention" and it would be more correct.

-EDIT-

Also to the enemy on the ground, some of them Syrian Christians, war is more likely the term they would use.

 

[Matt Black]

Yes, but they definitely did not take care of it."

Neither did you

 

[Matt Black]

In the interest of historical accuracy I think you'll find that a chap called Napoleon won rather a large number of battles after that time.

And there was that whole thing called WWI in which the French partook from the start with you guys being rather late to the party

 

[Matt Black]

And so it begins:


Four RAF fighters bomb Syria 'chemical weapon stockpile' - Four RAF fighters join Syria air strikes

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

So do I.

The natural state of man is war so why try to avoid it?

 

[Reynolds]

Neither did you

We did what we wanted to. Destabilize the nation to the point it was no asset to communism.

 

[Matt Black]

Devastate it completely you mean.

 

[Reynolds]

Devastate it completely you mean.

Not quite completely.