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TransitJohn

(6,932 posts) Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:06 AM Sep 2013

What percentage of 'liberal Democrats' agree with making war on Syria? Eom

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What percentage of 'liberal Democrats' agree with making war on Syria? Eom (Original Post) TransitJohn Sep 2013 OP

Since nobody is planning to "make war" on Syria, I'm guessing zero? brooklynite Sep 2013 #1

nice to know that killing people who are not any kind of threat to you is not war nt msongs Sep 2013 #2

The Serbian weren't a threat to us...neither were the Libyans brooklynite Sep 2013 #4

Those were wars. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #5

Oh, for Christ sake. ocpagu Sep 2013 #9

Exactly!!!! Nt newfie11 Sep 2013 #10

We're not? Great! NuclearDem Sep 2013 #3

Ask the people getting bombs dropped on them if its a fucking war, some of whom will undoubtedly be Erose999 Sep 2013 #7

zip, zero zilch. PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #6

Not me! peace13 Sep 2013 #8

Couldn't have raised more than a couple points but I've been wrong before. nt raouldukelives Sep 2013 #11

Haven't seen a poll, but last Friday the Progressive Caucus was 22 No, 6 Yes and 40 Undecided. pampango Sep 2013 #12

brooklynite

(94,804 posts)

1. Since nobody is planning to "make war" on Syria, I'm guessing zero?

Reply to TransitJohn (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:08 AM

Sep 2013

msongs

(67,463 posts)

2. nice to know that killing people who are not any kind of threat to you is not war nt

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:18 AM

Sep 2013

brooklynite

(94,804 posts)

4. The Serbian weren't a threat to us...neither were the Libyans

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:21 AM

Sep 2013

But if you're happy with Dictators oppressing their people without consequences...

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

5. Those were wars.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:25 AM

Sep 2013

Just like Syria would be a war.

ocpagu

(1,954 posts)

9. Oh, for Christ sake.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:57 AM

Sep 2013

Just STOP with this childish, pathetic argument that the US is going to Syria to bring them freedom!

If that's the objective, why the f* don't they start with their allied, brutal dictatorship of Saudi Arabia, instead of bringing them along to the MIC party?

newfie11

(8,159 posts)

10. Exactly!!!! Nt

Reply to ocpagu (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 05:33 AM

Sep 2013

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

3. We're not? Great!

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:20 AM

Sep 2013

So I guess that means the strikes are off the table then?

Because last I checked, dropping bombs on another country--particularly that county's armed forces--is an act of war.

Erose999

(5,624 posts)

7. Ask the people getting bombs dropped on them if its a fucking war, some of whom will undoubtedly be

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:34 AM

Sep 2013

civillians, including women and children.

Dropping bombs is making war for somebody. It may not be you, or the rest of the NEOLIB ARSEHOLES who are clamboring for intervention, but those bombs are gonna fuck somebody's shit all up.

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)

6. zip, zero zilch.

Reply to TransitJohn (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:28 AM

Sep 2013

peace13

(11,076 posts)

8. Not me!

Reply to TransitJohn (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 12:46 AM

Sep 2013

I'm against indiscriminate killing. So sad that so many think that bombing isn't war!

raouldukelives

(5,178 posts)

11. Couldn't have raised more than a couple points but I've been wrong before. nt

Reply to TransitJohn (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 06:02 AM

Sep 2013

pampango

(24,692 posts)

12. Haven't seen a poll, but last Friday the Progressive Caucus was 22 No, 6 Yes and 40 Undecided.

Reply to TransitJohn (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 06:19 AM

Sep 2013

If (big IF) that is indicative of liberals overall, it would be about 20%.

OTOH, the tea party caucus in the House was 26 No, 1 Yes and 22 Undecided.

Of course, that gets you into a discussion of "right for the wrong reason", "right for the right reason", etc.

I have seen polls that show the widespread opposition to striking Assad but not one that breaks it down by liberal/conservative.

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