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46. Good evidence for that: The Project for a New American Century (PNAC)

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Jun 2014

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Refresher Course: The Project for a New American Century (PNAC)
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And Creeeeeeep: White House beginning to consider conflicts in Syria and Iraq as single challenge [View all] morningfog Jun 2014 OP

And they are right to Shivering Jemmy Jun 2014 #1

All the more reason for the US military to stay the hell out. morningfog Jun 2014 #13

I have no opinion on that Shivering Jemmy Jun 2014 #41

+1000000000 woo me with science Jun 2014 #45

I am beginning to wonder Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #2

you are wrong Shivering Jemmy Jun 2014 #42

Good evidence for that: The Project for a New American Century (PNAC) woo me with science Jun 2014 #46

"Stay in Syria, and we'll give you all kinds of money and arms, but bullwinkle428 Jun 2014 #3

Cambodia and Laos redux. hobbit709 Jun 2014 #4

this is the Viet Nam/ Cambodia syndrome. Javaman Jun 2014 #5

That's it. My here is no reason for us to get involved morningfog Jun 2014 #6

Unless it was part of a greater plan Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #7

That's an interesting observation. Javaman Jun 2014 #8

Isolate Iran? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #9

how would that be achieved? Javaman Jun 2014 #10

Maybe neutralizing Iran's allies. Puzzledtraveller Jun 2014 #11

Good point. Javaman Jun 2014 #12

Change the borders so that the mix would be less volatile. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #43

I agree. the Treaty of Versailles destroyed that area of the world. Javaman Jun 2014 #47

defense of nebulous Iraqi political goals used as pretext for attacking neighbor Syria? bigtree Jun 2014 #14

Yes, clearly we should continue the UK's mistake from the end of WWI jeff47 Jun 2014 #15

The ultimate point is that this is not our conflict to solve. morningfog Jun 2014 #16

We can't solve it, but we can try to steer it some. jeff47 Jun 2014 #17

The "up to 300" military advisers are not there to provide security to the embassy. morningfog Jun 2014 #19

Good thing I mentioned training and advice!! jeff47 Jun 2014 #20

Target strikes are "training and advice?" morningfog Jun 2014 #22

You mean the ones we ruled out? jeff47 Jun 2014 #27

"...for now" on Tuesday, the 17th. Yesterday, Obama said U.S. Prepared to Take 'Targeted' Action morningfog Jun 2014 #28

How, exactly, will we be conducting airstrikes without using any American forces? jeff47 Jun 2014 #29

Because they don't consider air strikes the same as "troops returning to combat". n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #30

Sure they do. Someone has to fly the planes/drones. That's combat. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2014 #32

If you notice the statements from the White House, they distinguish "combat troops" on the ground PoliticAverse Jun 2014 #36

Yes, when they say "troops on the ground". jeff47 Jun 2014 #39

Well, obviously, we will be using American forces. That is my point. morningfog Jun 2014 #31

You can't declare future events to have already happened. jeff47 Jun 2014 #33

I have not said we have or will have "troops on the ground in combat." morningfog Jun 2014 #34

It's the logical result from where you're heading. jeff47 Jun 2014 #35

I haven't seen Obama or anyone say that airstrikes aren't happening. morningfog Jun 2014 #37

Yes you have, I linked the WSJ article where they did. jeff47 Jun 2014 #38

"...FOR NOW" form your linked article. morningfog Jun 2014 #40

And now we have US forces conducting aristrikes in Iraq, as was clear over a month ago. morningfog Aug 2014 #48

Also, assistance grew from 100 "trainers" to now 300 trainers/special forces. YUP! We're ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #18

Our policy regarding Syria and Iraq is incoherent. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2014 #21

I don't know how the White House can articulate the policy with a straight face, amandabeech Jun 2014 #23

It has all the earmarks of "nation building" and "defending our vital national interests". Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #24

and 'terror' bigtree Jun 2014 #25

Even now the Syrians and Iraqis are combining their mighty fleets to invade Malibu. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #26

Hey, why not? That way, they can blame it all on Russia... MattSh Jun 2014 #44