So . . . if the rebels ask for help, or get in some sort of trouble, or whatever, and if Al-Assad ..

Stinky The Clown

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Tue Mar-29-11 12:25 PM
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So . . . if the rebels ask for help, or get in some sort of trouble, or whatever, and if Al-Assad ..

.... stays in office if the rebels get to demanding he leave, ought we get involved?

If not that, is there any circumstance under which we ought to get involved in Syria?

What about the Congo?
What about Darfur?
What about Somalia?
What about North Korea?
What about . . . . . ?

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Tierra_y_Libertad

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Tue Mar-29-11 12:27 PM
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1. What about Wisconsin?

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mazzarro

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Tue Mar-29-11 12:28 PM
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2. That has been my question for a while now - no anwer yet? n/t

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The Magistrate

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Tue Mar-29-11 12:28 PM
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3. It Goes Like This, Sir

"Your Honor, there are many burglars abroad in the city; even now, as we stand here, houses are being burgled! How can there be any justice in putting me on trial for burglary, while all these others go un-punished? It is only right that you dismiss the charge against me, until such time as every other burglar in the city has been apprehended and placed in the dock alongside me!"

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Stinky The Clown

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Tue Mar-29-11 12:30 PM
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4. "So many targets. So few bullets"

We're broke.

Its ain't our bidniss.

There are greater crimes.

How do we decide? Once decided, how to do we justify?

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The Magistrate

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Tue Mar-29-11 12:35 PM
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5. Take Your Pick, Sir

Proximity, convenience, expectation of success, how good the pictures look...there are many possible criteria. And no real need to explain or justify, once the thing is in motion. Just how it is.

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gateley

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Tue Mar-29-11 12:47 PM
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6. It depends on whether or not we can benefit from such an action. No country

can act solely on humanitarian grounds - and although WE would like to see us swoop in and help all those in need, it won't happen unless the country gets something from it. IMO.

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