+and-then Posted April 14, 2018 #1 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Trump just announced that a strike IS underway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpandMyMind Posted April 14, 2018 #2 Share Posted April 14, 2018 What a truly awful decision. Nothing good can come of this. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted April 14, 2018 #3 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Chemical weapons have been banned since WWI. Assad has ignored this banning and this is the result. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted April 14, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Agence France Press - Large explosions being heard in Damascus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted April 14, 2018 #5 Share Posted April 14, 2018 We the Sheeple! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted April 14, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted April 14, 2018 My guess is that after the smoke clears, he will announce that the troops will be out within 6 months. I'm not going to worry about a troop build-up because I just don't believe he wants that. Israeli sources that I read are very concerned about him striking and walking away and I think they are probably correct. This whole issue is probably really about Iran as much as it is the use of chemical weapons. If Iran isn't stopped or at least reined in by Russia, Syria, and Lebanon are going to pay a heavy price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted April 14, 2018 #7 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Trump: "the nations of the worlds can be judged by the friends they keep" true for both sides 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpandMyMind Posted April 14, 2018 #8 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Live updates: https://twitter.com/IntelCrab 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted April 14, 2018 #9 Share Posted April 14, 2018 1 minute ago, and then said: My guess is that after the smoke clears, he will announce that the troops will be out within 6 months. I'm not going to worry about a troop build-up because I just don't believe he wants that. Israeli sources that I read are very concerned about him striking and walking away and I think they are probably correct. This whole issue is probably really about Iran as much as it is the use of chemical weapons. If Iran isn't stopped or at least reined in by Russia, Syria, and Lebanon are going to pay a heavy price. actually I'm listening to his speech right now live on CNN. Great speech. balanced and calm. the impression i get is that he's offering Iran and Russia a way out and friendship so thats what the Israelis won't like very much. no mention of removing Assad just punishing him and telling Iran and Russia to stop supporting him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpandMyMind Posted April 14, 2018 #10 Share Posted April 14, 2018 25 minutes ago, Lilly said: Chemical weapons have been banned since WWI. Assad has ignored this banning and this is the result. Assad attacks citizens so the response is attacking Syrian cities where countless more innocents will die. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted April 14, 2018 #11 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, ExpandMyMind said: Assad attacks citizens so the response is attacking Syrian cities where countless more innocents will die. apparently dying by arial released bombs is more humane than gas. Edited April 14, 2018 by Captain Risky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only_ Posted April 14, 2018 #12 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Lilly said: Chemical weapons have been banned since WWI. Assad has ignored this banning and this is the result. I suppose you don't have any proof to offer? Edited April 14, 2018 by Clockwork_Spirit 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted April 14, 2018 #13 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Captain Risky said: apparently dying by arial released bombs is more humane than gas. Better to be vapourised than gassed with an agent from an unknown source. Edited April 14, 2018 by A rather obscure Bassoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted April 14, 2018 #14 Share Posted April 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, Clockwork_Spirit said: I suppose you don't have any proof to offer? I was of the understanding the world was still waiting for said proof. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted April 14, 2018 #15 Share Posted April 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Clockwork_Spirit said: I suppose you don't have any proof to offer? Of course I don’t. However, Great Britain, France and the United States obviously had sufficient intelligence to come together and mount a strike against Assad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only_ Posted April 14, 2018 #16 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, A rather obscure Bassoon said: I was of the understanding the world was still waiting for said proof. U.N. inspectors have not even reached the site yet. But Western leaders and media had already condemned the Syrian regime based on dubious information from pro-opposition sources. Now France and U.S. intelligence have ''proof'', that can't be examined. Yeah right... Edited April 14, 2018 by Clockwork_Spirit 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted April 14, 2018 #17 Share Posted April 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, A rather obscure Bassoon said: Better to be vapourised than gassed with an agent from an unknown source. depends on what type of gas is being used. in 2013 the Assad government was given a list of chemicals it was not allowed to use. Chlorine was not on that list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted April 14, 2018 #18 Share Posted April 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, Lilly said: Of course I don’t. However, Great Britain, France and the United States obviously had sufficient intelligence to come together and mount a strike against Assad. that's funny since they can't even categorically state what type of chemical Assad used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpandMyMind Posted April 14, 2018 #19 Share Posted April 14, 2018 9 minutes ago, Clockwork_Spirit said: I suppose you don't have any proof to offer? I was and am skeptical, but this guy makes a fairly convincing case that is leading me to reassess my beliefs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only_ Posted April 14, 2018 #20 Share Posted April 14, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Lilly said: Of course I don’t. However, Great Britain, France and the United States obviously had sufficient intelligence to come together and mount a strike against Assad. I'm surprised that, after the whole 2003 Iraq fiasco, people still buy into what those intelligence agencies claim without the least bit of critical thinking. From what we know now, intelligence can be fabricated and lies told to fit one's agenda. That's why we need independant, unbiased investigations. Edited April 14, 2018 by Clockwork_Spirit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted April 14, 2018 #21 Share Posted April 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Lilly said: Of course I don’t. However, Great Britain, France and the United States obviously had sufficient intelligence to come together and mount a strike against Assad. We all know how intelligence was cooked up in the Past. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3SS Posted April 14, 2018 #22 Share Posted April 14, 2018 If Assad didn’t do this then who did and how come Assad let it happen? And we are not bombing cities. We are targeting certain facilities. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A rather obscure Bassoon Posted April 14, 2018 #23 Share Posted April 14, 2018 1 minute ago, F3SS said: If Assad didn’t do this then who did and how come Assad let it happen? And we are not bombing cities. We are targeting certain facilities. Turkey is my main Suspect. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3SS Posted April 14, 2018 #24 Share Posted April 14, 2018 1 minute ago, A rather obscure Bassoon said: Turkey is my main Suspect. Middle eastern affairs aren’t my strong suit by any means but if you think that then I would guess that Syria would know it and so why aren’t they (Syria) lighting up Turkey right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpandMyMind Posted April 14, 2018 #25 Share Posted April 14, 2018 12 minutes ago, A rather obscure Bassoon said: Better to be vapourised than gassed with an agent from an unknown source. Dunno. I think I'd take the gas over suffocating under rubble, starving to death or burning to death. There aren't really any good choices here, but I think people are getting hung up on the method of death when the issue should be more about the people targeted: innocent civilians. We're okay to ignore it when they're "civilised" deaths? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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