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1. "Let Allah sort it out." - Sarah Palin

Setting aside for a moment the bizarre and offensive racial condescension and sense
of the other built into this statement... perhaps Palin doesn't realize that Christians
make up 10 percent of the Syrian population? They have largely been neutral in the
civil war, but have been caught in the crossfire. One of the reasons why a negotiated
power-sharing agreement is critical to achieve is so the many religious communities in
Syria all will have representation in their government and protection against persecution.

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2. "Your goal is not winning" - Sen. Rand Paul

Paul said this in response to Secretary of State's John Kerry emphasis that the plan is for
a "limited" strike. It's fair game to question military tactics and strategy, but Paul is
employing disingenuous logic.

If he is concerned that a limited strike falls short of "winning," the sincere and constructive
response would be to define what he means by "winning" and propose a resolution that
would back an open-ended military operation to achieve that goal.

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3. "It sounds to me like saving face because he has made a promise"
- Sen. Paul

"We have to bomb Syria because we're in seventh grade. And the red line that they
crossed is actually a dick-measuring ribbon." - Jon Stewart

The broader context of these arguments is the claim that President Obama cavalierly
drew a "red line" a year ago, implicitly threatening military action if chemical weapons
were used. Because of his sloppy rhetoric, he now feels he has no choice but to condemn
us to quagmire.

But Obama made no "promise" of U.S.-led military action if chemical weapons were used.
Yes, it was strongly suggested. But his rhetoric allowed for much wiggle room.

The exact words were: "A red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical
weapons moving around or being utilized. That would change my calculus. That would
change my equation… We have put together a range of contingency plans."

That was not a promise for a specific course of action. There are other ways he could have
"changed his calculus" if he thought that U.S.-led military action wouldn't work, such as
increased arming of the opposition or pursuing U.N.-led action as he did with Libya. He also
could have walked back his initial comments last year and claimed they were misinterpreted
if he thought that he made an error.

It's nonsensical that Obama would deliberately take a course of action he thought was
detrimental, to others and himself, solely because of one comment that was open to
interpretation. People should just accept that Obama said what he meant, and debate
him on the merits of his proposed action.

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4. "Our current president accuses Assad of using chemical weapons against a
fraction of the civilians provably murdered with poison gas by Saddam Hussein. So why
did Obama angrily denounce the military operation that removed Hussein?" — Ann Coulter

"Now, back in the early 80s, we knew Iraq used chemical weapons against Iran and were
likely to use them again. Not only did we not attack them we supported Iraq … remind us
again why we have to do this?" — Jon Stewart

Coulter and Stewart both try to compare Syria today to Iraq of the 1980s. They come from
opposite angles yet settle in the same place: Obama is a hypocrite.

Because of Iraq's use of chemical weapons before Obama's 30th birthday? Please.

Ms. Coulter: The decision to go to war with Iraq in 2002, and in turn Obama's position on
the war, had nothing to do with Iraq's use of chemical weapons more than 20 years prior.
The person in charge who ignored Hussein's chemical weapons use was Ronald Reagan,
not Barack Obama.

Mr. Stewart: The fact that America under Reagan supported Iraq's use of chemical weapons
says absolutely nothing about whether America under President Obama should try to stop
Syria from using chemical weapons today.

Past inaction is not an argument for present inaction. "Never again" beats "Well, we didn't
last time."

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5. "Why was there no call for military response in April? Was it delayed to divert
attention today from the Benghazi, IRS, NSA scandals; the failure of ObamaCare enforcement;
the tragedy of the White House-drafted sequestration or the upcoming debt limit vote?"
— Rep. Joe Wilson

This conspiracy theory is particularly moronic because if President Obama was really that
conniving, he could have easily declared in June — when the IRS and NSA "scandals" were
at peak media frenzy — that we had sufficient evidence and launched a military strike without
consulting Congress at all.

But the silly season of scandal is already behind Obama. If anyone should be worried about
the debt limit vote, it's Speaker John Boehner, who fears a breach will lead to the loss of the
House next year. Politically, Obama is actually throwing the Republicans a lifeline.

Beyond Wilson's specific charge, the whole notion of launching military strikes to "distract"
from domestic political troubles — a perennial conspiracy — is always laughable for a simple
reason: Wars don't always go well, and presidents know it. Vietnam ran Lyndon Johnson out
of town. Korea sunk Harry Truman. Iraq nearly upended George W. Bush's re-election.

You don't "distract" from problems by taking on a massive set of new, far more difficult problems
with an uncertain outcome.

Quoted from joebxr

We know Cissy won't but what makes you think I haven't voiced my opinion to the Government...never assume!!!!

Quoted from CICERO

You're right, I'll watch as the Federal Government engages in another offensive military conflict against the will of the people, then watch people like you and box praise our great representative democracy and blame its disfunction on me for not participating in the fraud.

And that was one of the most accurate statements you've ever made, you are merely "voicing your opinion" to the government.  Opinions are like a$$holes, everyone has one.

Quoted from GrahamBonnet

J.O. Boxer did all he could to place a tyrant into office- He campaigned and voted for B.O. Hussein the radical communist tyrant and the rest of his leftist slate...

Quoted from Box A Rox

As to who is supporting what in this issue...
As I posted back on reply #138:

I support an 'effective' attack that would limit the use of chemical weapons in the area, by either side.
(And)
Again.  I'm against helping either side in this conflict.
I'm for an action that would limit the use of Chemical weapons.

Quoted from joebxr

As you sit by and do nothing but b**ch moan groan and complain....you do nothing to even try to improve
this country, this Government, this life except sit back and watch and let others try to do it for you!
You must enjoy wallowing in your misery!  We need more people like you so that nothing every improves or gets done....
they just sit there and enjoy their entitlements, but complain!!!!
WALLOW AWAY in CISSYBOY's WORLD !!!!

Quoted from CICERO

Participating in the election process isn't the solution to a the problems, that is the problem.  The government is not only a busy body around the world but in every Americans life.  Participating in it gives them the consent to continue to tell everybody at home and abroad how the MUST live.

I don't want the entitlements, the only entitlements I get I'm FORCED to pay for, because a simple majority says I have to.  And that's not even true, it's a small minority of lobbyist that have the greatest influence on policy for the benefit their clients.

Quoted from joebxr

So I repeat....you just sit by and do nothing but b**ch moan groan and complain....you do nothing!

Quoted from CICERO

I only "do nothing" if you only consider voting the only way of 'doing something'.  I don't believe that.

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is a bill of the United States Congress passed into law on December 12, 2003.

The bill's stated purpose is to end what the United States sees as Syrian support for terrorism,
to end Syria's presence in Lebanon, which has been in effect since the end of the Lebanese
Civil War in 1990, to stop Syria's alleged development of WMDs, to cease Syria's illegal importation
of Iraqi oil and to end illegal shipments of military items to anti-US forces in Iraq.

Quoted from joebxr

Sit back and enjoy your entitlements that you are forced to take.

Quoted from joebxr

Bait me all you want, I do so much more than you could ever imagine and
100% more than you will ever do!