No. This was a single strike, and Russia was allowed to get out of the way.
No. This was a single strike, and Russia was allowed to get out of the way.
No
Wtf is this?
We always rail against Trump supporters' flimsy/non-existent political stances, and how their opinions are only reactionary in nature to Liberals.
Don't do this shit.
If you don't know how to feel, read a couple of articles about it. Don't run over to Breitbart and get excited that they're upset. That's ridiculous.
It was perfectly reasonable to predict what someone would do if nobody was enforcing the Geneva convention. I think a do nothing approach would normally be paired with the hope that the conflict would end quickly. But Obama prolonged the conflict by arming militia groups! Obama was a victim of trying to overcome the "Washington playbook" as he called it but still remaining true to American values. Then again, what was the post-Iraq president going to do? Just one of those lessons, I guess.Yeah, at this point the argument that we've seen what "do nothing" does, so try the other option is completely reasonable.
Yes, because Russia's response isn't troubling. Quite the calm demeanor you have in the face of Russia saying our attacks won't go without retribution.
No. Russia isn't going to war over this.
That a foreign policy based upon airstrikes and denying entry into our country for refugees isn't about helping the Syrian people.
Yes, because Russia's response isn't troubling. Quite the calm demeanor you have in the face of Russia saying our attacks won't go without retribution.
Nah, doesn't have to be dramatic. Iraq and Afghanistan are losses for the US. It'll just be bleed dry. I mean look now. There's so little investment in the country itself, all the money goes to welfare for corporations and the military. It's unsustainable. It's like a bubble that is waiting to burst. It will take awhile but it will pop.Honestly something dramatic will have to take place for this to happen such as a lost war vs the us directly or a complete shift in the people in powers view on what america should be doing.
Peel the onion. Ask yourself what's making you anxious, and then make a rational decision about whether or not it makes sense to be truly anxious/afraid. I'll walk this one through for you:
1. Trump is bombing Syria
a. Russia will retaliate and drag the U.S. and its allies into a greater war
i. There will be massive attacks on both sides, World War III
A. I or people I love will die
That's a pretty easy anxious thought train to fall into. To combat it, challenge these anxious assumptions:
1. Trump is bombing Syria
Yep, this is factual. It's actually happening. But it's not wholesale slaughter of civilians, it's targeting of Syria's ability to launch chemical attacks. Unfortunately there will be civilian casualties.
a. Russia will retaliate and drag the U.S. and its allies into a greater war
This is highly unlikely. The stakes for Russia are too high to warrant entering into direct conflict with the U.S. and/or its allies. All parties involved have no interest in a large war. I doubt they believe they could win, either. The U.S. and Russia have been saber-rattling for decades with no large conflicts.
i. There will be massive attacks on both sides, World War III
Again, it's very unlikely this will go beyond a few isolated strikes. The past century's history indicates this.
A. I or people I love will die
Since this is going to stay yet another conflict prosecuted by the U.S. far from home, the only ones who will die will be the unfortunate Syrians caught in the crossover. Whoever wins, they're the ones that really lose.
So the ones you should really be sad and worried for are the Syrians. Nobody else is getting hurt.
Yes, because Russia's response isn't troubling. Quite the calm demeanor you have in the face of Russia saying our attacks won't go without retribution.
The people in the chemical factories?
Shit man, i never thought of those poor unfortunates. I think i'm going to cry
Mind to share an example? I'd love to read more.This has happened numerous times before. It is completely routine. It is only surprising or alarming to people that never pay attention to this sort of thing.
There are members of our community affected by these events. Do not downplay them as unworthy of worry. Thank you.
Honestly whether it affects members here or not, there are tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people in Syria that this affects. It shouldn't be taken lightly whether you think these bombings are needed or not.There are members of our community affected by these events. Do not downplay them as unworthy of worry. Thank you.
How about you actually address people and their arguments instead of vaguely calling people thinking these strikes wont help crazy and voicing your support?So many weird, tin foil trump haters here who I thought were decent people who could rationalise thoughts without automatically throwing conspiracies around.
Now see, nearly everyone including me hates Trump but when you start spewing shite around like some of the stuff in this thread I don't think you'll ever be taken seriously again in any context of any thread. Some of you need to chill and the k before posting. You're not children, you're grown adults however hard that is to believe.
These strikes were absolutely necessary by US, France and UK. I'm personally glad as a British citizen that Teresa May decided to go ahead because we needed to take action against people willing to use weapons of mass destruction against their own fellow men, women and children.
Yep, well said. A lot of embarrassing comments in this thread.So many weird, tin foil trump haters here who I thought were decent people who could rationalise thoughts without automatically throwing conspiracies around.
Now see, nearly everyone including me hates Trump but when you start spewing shite around like some of the stuff in this thread I don't think you'll ever be taken seriously again in any context of any thread. Some of you need to chill and the k before posting. You're not children, you're grown adults however hard that is to believe.
These strikes were absolutely necessary by US, France and UK. I'm personally glad as a British citizen that Teresa May decided to go ahead because we needed to take action against people willing to use weapons of mass destruction against their own fellow men, women and children.
Yeah you're right tbh. I guess it's not a reason for the strikes, I just think that Trump and his team are probably real pumped that they can use this as a distraction.So if this is just a distraction from his case why is the UK and France involved?
I don't agree with you at all. In fact, I vehemently disagree. But I respect this point of view. Only thing I ask is you apply it FAIRLY. So if ever there is a situation where any of these three use chemical weapons (the US was the last ones to use them), you be equally outraged.So many weird, tin foil trump haters here who I thought were decent people who could rationalise thoughts without automatically throwing conspiracies around.
Now see, nearly everyone including me hates Trump but when you start spewing shite around like some of the stuff in this thread I don't think you'll ever be taken seriously again in any context of any thread. Some of you need to chill and the k before posting. You're not children, you're grown adults however hard that is to believe.
These strikes were absolutely necessary by US, France and UK. I'm personally glad as a British citizen that Teresa May decided to go ahead because we needed to take action against people willing to use weapons of mass destruction against their own fellow men, women and children.
You think they're all there willingly? Whistling and smiling while deadly gas is in the same room as them?
Ok, I actually apologize for assuming you don't have a position, and yes I jumped into a longer discussion. My bad.Nonsense, if his approval rating goes down or his base of support gets weaker, then that's a great thing and something I like to pay attention to
Also, it seems you read one post of a long discussion and assumed I don't have a position about this. I do have a position. Its of support of the strikes.
It's America. Of course it will.
Yes, because Russia's response isn't troubling. Quite the calm demeanor you have in the face of Russia saying our attacks won't go without retribution.
Last year Russia's response was to reduce cooperation with US forces in the region and bolster Syria's AA defenses.
No shit. It's doing no good and is based on absolutely no evidencePeople really need to stop with the fear mongering in this thread.
I don't know if his approval ratings went up when he bombed Sharyat last year but the media sure fawned over him.
Russia warned on Friday that U.S. cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base could have "extremely serious" consequences, as President Donald Trump's first major foray into a foreign conflict opened up a rift between Moscow and Washington.
The warships USS Porter and USS Ross in the Mediterranean Sea launched dozens of Tomahawk missiles that hit the airstrip, aircraft and fuel stations of Shayrat air base, which the Pentagon says was involved in a chemical weapons attack this week.