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>>>>>>They hesitate to attack Syria?
>>>>>>Tsk, tsk, tsk, What a bunch of impotent Chamberlains! Where is our Winnie the Warrior when we need him the most! {g}
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>>>>>It sounds more like Vietnam and Iraq to me than it does like Munich.
>>>>>There was no justification for either of those wars and there's no justification for a US attack on Syria.
>>>>>I thought that I'd never agree with Rand Paul on anything, but on this issue he has the only clear eyes in Washington.
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>>>>No justification? We should just stand by idly when All Scruples Assad commits genocide on his own people? I think targeted bombs are justified, up to and including Assad himself.

Mike, I truly believe the higher ups in your military are still more interested in saving US lives themselves than not having the losses reported on US TV.
But the effect of those targeted bombs also killing non-combatants in high percentage without actual troop involvment will be worse in the long run for the US.
It will strengthen the jihad mentality to go after US noncombatants as well if possible, fueling terrorist mind set.

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>We are the world's police force, like it or not. Like you I wish we could focus on problems here at home. It just isn't that simple. Even though we are hated in most parts of the world, we are looked to as the strong force in the face of evil. It is part of our destiny as a country.
>

Yes, without US nothing would happen. But counting the heads of allies knodding might be a wiser course to follow:
nearly unanimous support for Afghanistan after 9/11
mostly Brits following for Iraq (Schöder declining in pre-election IMO was the better thing to argue for-yes hindsight, but WMD "evidence" I posted on as unproven)
most allies following in Lybia (germany declining to follow wrong IMO)