Syrians In San Diego Plead For U.S. Military Action
Source: KPBS
As the world waits to find out whether the U.S. will strike Syria, Syrian Americans in San Diego are pleading for U.S. military strikes on their homeland.
"One, two, three, four, kick Bashar out the door," they chanted outside San Diego Congresswoman Susan Davis' office. They're urging an air strike against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his regime to punish the leader for alleged use of chemical weapons and to save their families, who are struggling to survive in the war-torn country.
I dont ask for war," said Anthony Khiralla, a Syrian American. "If they could solve it with diplomacy, fine by me. Kick Assad out the door and let the people live. But if this is the only avenue . . "
Khiralla has lived in the United States for 30 years, but his mother, sister and other family members live in Aleppo, Syria. He said he hasnt been able to talk to them in nearly two weeks and hes extremely worried.
Read more: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/sep/10/syrians-san-diego-plead-us-military-action/
Wolf Frankula
(3,601 posts)Obviously they want someone else to die for their ideals. Like Dick Cheney, they have 'other priorities'.
Wolf
avaistheone1
(14,626 posts)bananas
(27,509 posts)Cruise missiles are unmanned.
Like our killer drones.
http://www.vice.com/read/sorry-guys-americans-love-obamas-killer-drones
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Just sayin'.
bananas
(27,509 posts)sitting far offshore.
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)Some Syrians in San Diego are against Assad.
Guess what? Some Syrians in Tucson are for him. (Or at least against US intervention. Ask Sen. McCain.)
Similarly, getting some people to say "We hate Assad!" means next to nothing by itself. How representative is the sample?
Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)mockmonkey
(2,815 posts)would like us to lob some at Cuba too.