Going to war without Britain the US can handle. Going to war with France as an ally is like bringing a mime with an accordian on a hunting trip: The mime is useless and makes alot of noise with the accordian runing everything.
I think the Brits were smart: Obama and the French making a “drive by” missile strike on Syria is about as stupid a policy as building the Magniot Line was…
The companies that would profit from a World War 3:10. United Technologies9. L3 Communications8. Finmeccanica7. EADS6. Raytheon5.General Dynamics4.Northrop Grumman3.Boeing2. BAE Systems1. Lockheed Martin
The British Prime Minister failed to convince parliament that the best way to deal with a humanitarian crisis was to fire missiles at it. A victory for common sense.
The only way you’re going to get peace in that part of the world is by dismantling and constructively realigning the artificial states carved out of the Ottoman Empire by Wilson and the new colonial powers, Britain and France, after WW1. Times have changed, and you won’t achieve that by sending a gunboat, only by a long process of diplomacy.
By the way, the stereotypes of France do make you Yanks look a little foolish. Time to move into the 21st Century …
@Mstephenson: you missed the mark in both comments. 1. Obama isn’t the ONLY one pushing for a “surgical” solution in Syria. He’s being played by an entrenched military industrial complex that has him blindfolded. He’s their stooge now. 2. You only need to look back one president to find one who was more pro-war than Obama. You are entitled to your opinions, but not to your own set of facts. I’m against any armed interference in the Middle East (or anywhere), and I think our president is making a big mistake. Lets try stating facts okay?
@Kingoswald: excellent commentary. Also keep in mind the possibility that there is no solution from the outside at all and that this whole thing is just going to be a very bloody and messy internal process for quite a few years. The idea that we could step in and change things is, I think, just naive. Also, that anti French thing here in the U.S. tends to be manifest more in the ignorant, right wing Fox News audience.
Enoki over 10 years ago
Going to war without Britain the US can handle. Going to war with France as an ally is like bringing a mime with an accordian on a hunting trip: The mime is useless and makes alot of noise with the accordian runing everything.
I think the Brits were smart: Obama and the French making a “drive by” missile strike on Syria is about as stupid a policy as building the Magniot Line was…
rockngolfer over 10 years ago
All by myself, don’t wanna be, all by myself.(the musical note making thing didn’t work)
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
The British Parliament has told the PM that after "W"’s story, “fool me twice”, Afghanistan and Iraq, was too much for them to trust us again!
rockngolfer over 10 years ago
The companies that would profit from a World War 3:10. United Technologies9. L3 Communications8. Finmeccanica7. EADS6. Raytheon5.General Dynamics4.Northrop Grumman3.Boeing2. BAE Systems1. Lockheed Martin
braindead Premium Member over 10 years ago
Maybe this time the Brits don’t want to fix the facts to fit the policy.
Dtroutma over 10 years ago
While, granted, the French did assist us in winning our revolutionary war, siding with them in the last 100 years has never proven to be a good idea.
lonecat over 10 years ago
The chickens are coming home to roost. A chicken that’s been educated by prior mistakes is worth two Bushes.
Kingoswald Premium Member over 10 years ago
The British Prime Minister failed to convince parliament that the best way to deal with a humanitarian crisis was to fire missiles at it. A victory for common sense.
The only way you’re going to get peace in that part of the world is by dismantling and constructively realigning the artificial states carved out of the Ottoman Empire by Wilson and the new colonial powers, Britain and France, after WW1. Times have changed, and you won’t achieve that by sending a gunboat, only by a long process of diplomacy.
By the way, the stereotypes of France do make you Yanks look a little foolish. Time to move into the 21st Century …
tcolkett over 10 years ago
@Mstephenson: you missed the mark in both comments. 1. Obama isn’t the ONLY one pushing for a “surgical” solution in Syria. He’s being played by an entrenched military industrial complex that has him blindfolded. He’s their stooge now. 2. You only need to look back one president to find one who was more pro-war than Obama. You are entitled to your opinions, but not to your own set of facts. I’m against any armed interference in the Middle East (or anywhere), and I think our president is making a big mistake. Lets try stating facts okay?
tcolkett over 10 years ago
@Kingoswald: excellent commentary. Also keep in mind the possibility that there is no solution from the outside at all and that this whole thing is just going to be a very bloody and messy internal process for quite a few years. The idea that we could step in and change things is, I think, just naive. Also, that anti French thing here in the U.S. tends to be manifest more in the ignorant, right wing Fox News audience.
lyle122 over 10 years ago
If your family was being gassed – - who would you to hear from??