Arguendo Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 No chance of it happening, Assad has to many political allies in his neighbouring Arab states (Muslim Brotherhood), most notably Iran; there’s also a possibility if Syria is attacked by the west not only will Iran come to its aid, but it may cause a revival of Iraqi & Muslim insurgency, subsequently increased attacks on US/UK forces & significantly increase tensions towards Israel. The only way to get Assad out would be to continue the CIA/US support to his opposition, but this involves a great deal of human suffering; not that will bother the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callippo Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 the west should just watch Shia and Sunni collide. Same as they always do. Watch those cookies crumble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristow Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 while we are at it give Iran a poke. ...which wakes up China, then we`re all screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 No chance of it happening, Assad has to many political allies in his neighbouring Arab states (Muslim Brotherhood), most notably Iran; there’s also a possibility if Syria is attacked by the west not only will Iran come to its aid, but it may cause a revival of Iraqi & Muslim insurgency, subsequently increased attacks on US/UK forces & significantly increase tensions towards Israel. The only way to get Assad out would be to continue the CIA/US support to his opposition, but this involves a great deal of human suffering; not that will bother the US. It would be the best thing to happen if Iran started a war of it's own making. In this way we could bomb it back to the stone age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 ...which wakes up China, then we`re all screwed. Using which kind of screwdriver. Flat head or Phillips ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristow Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Using which kind of screwdriver. Flat head or Phillips ? I think Black and Decker use a nuclear one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arguendo Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 It would be the best thing to happen if Iran started a war of it's own making. In this way we could bomb it back to the stone age. Mmm I take it the US will be tackling Iran on its own, & theres nothing like rattling the cage of some bewildered dictator such Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & his nuclear toys? I do feel as a country we are being conned by our political representatives both at home and in those of the US. There’s never any mention of the unrest in Bahrain; why well Bahrain is good allies with Saudi Arabia, the US cannot afford to upset the Saudis. As America has said on numerous occasions the Bahrain unrest is purely a domestic issue; yet the situation is exactly the same as in Syria & Libya. Unlike Syria & Bahrain, Libya has numerous enemies within the Arab states, however Libya stance against the bombing campaign is causing serious problems for the US & UK, we cannot afford to place troops on the ground unless of course we want to lose support from the already wobbling Arab League. I’d also like to point out the only country benefitting from the conflicts within the Arab states is the US, armaments sales within the US must be going through the roof, not only are they supplying the rebels, but countries such as the UK are spending millions per week replenishing missiles already fired in Libya, wasn’t it a senator many years ago said, there’s nothing like a war or conflict to improve the US economy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I think Black and Decker use a nuclear one.. The Chinese smoke the most cigarettes of any nation in the world. Maybe they'll just cough all over us and kill us off with their germs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callippo Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 wasn’t it a senator many years ago said, there’s nothing like a war or conflict to improve the US economy? it must have been many years ago - pre-Vietnam, at least. Vietnam war was totally disastrous for the US economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernStar Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 It seems to me that world over these massacres in order to maintain the power and affluence of a handful of self interested so called leaders would be much better dealt with in the form of assassination. Instead, our world leaders dance around the obvious issues claiming that they are not interested in regime change when it is blatantly obvious that they are and if they could be just honest with themselves about it then thousands of lives could be saved by simply pinpointing these individuals and eliminating the problem. I know that it sounds simplistic and perhaps lacking in diplomatic eloquence but it would save lives, pain and money on a massive scale. Bombing is just messy and expensive and somewhat misses the point IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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