Quote Originally Posted by GeoFisher View Post
I really want an answer from the naysayers here.

WHEN is it OK to use force. WHAT is the "red line".

Personally I think chemical weapons in the hands of bad guys is evidence enough. When the WRONG bad guys get them, people we know MAY be killed with them,

People I KNEW personally were killed in 9/11. I have great interest in never allowing that to occur again.

Complacency is what gave us 9/11 in the first place.

Later,

Geo
Can't tell you when, that one is going to move around, but using force should make sense. Seems to me there should be a clearly defined goal when we do. It also seems there should be clear proof it's necessary.

None of these conditions are met in this case.

First off, have you seen proof that the Syrian military gassed people? Sure all signs point to it, but the rebels aren't exactly boy scouts, is it not possible they're responsible? Hell, we don't even know what happened at our own Benghazi embassy after all this time, and you expect me to to trust this administration on this one?

What exactly is a few Tomahawk missile strikes going to accomplish? What has the administration said our goal is? There appears to be no tactical, let alone strategic goal, we just want to make some kind of statement. Set an example for the other thugs in the region. Waste of time, the region isn't populated by people smart enough to take an example.

Or is it we just want to tip the balance in favor of the rebels? Who are the rebels? By most accounts they're hard line Muslim Brotherhood types. Do we really want to help them? Really?

I'm not complacent. Nobody was, and is still is more pissed about 9/11 than I am. But in this situation, launching missiles into Syria just to save face for a President who made some stupid ass remarks about a red line flat out makes no sense. Make no mistake about it, his red line rhetoric is the ONLY reason Mr. Obama wants to do this. If he really cared about innocent civilians over there, he would've done something long before now.

Nope, I ain't buying off on it and I can't believe you are either.

Mr. Obama better throw a tarp over that Nobel Peace Prize he's got sitting on the mantel.