Comments - Use of Poison Gas in the Middle East Is Not New - The Wild Geese2024-03-28T18:36:33Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A43578&xn_auth=noWe may have to agree to disag…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-04:6442157:Comment:454532013-09-04T02:31:45.121ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p>We may have to agree to disagree, Bit. But this really is beyond the scope of our collective mission here, in any event.</p>
<p>We may have to agree to disagree, Bit. But this really is beyond the scope of our collective mission here, in any event.</p> I am also confident that his…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-03:6442157:Comment:454442013-09-03T16:48:53.526ZBit Devinehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BitDevine
<p>I am also confident that his forces used chemicals...but both sides have laid claim to that action. I am not comfortable with using our military forces to "back" the Rebels. Their connections to Al Qaeda should make our assistance null and void.</p>
<p>I am also confident that his forces used chemicals...but both sides have laid claim to that action. I am not comfortable with using our military forces to "back" the Rebels. Their connections to Al Qaeda should make our assistance null and void.</p> I'm nearly certain Assad used…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-09-03:6442157:Comment:451222013-09-03T15:47:13.310ZGerry Reganhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
<p>I'm nearly certain Assad used chemical weapons, and would love to see him disappear from the world stage. But perhaps we should support democratic forces looking to overturn him, and let the Hague process play out. Assad's clearly crossed 'The Pale' with this action.</p>
<p>I'm nearly certain Assad used chemical weapons, and would love to see him disappear from the world stage. But perhaps we should support democratic forces looking to overturn him, and let the Hague process play out. Assad's clearly crossed 'The Pale' with this action.</p> and then there is this....
ag…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-08-30:6442157:Comment:441342013-08-30T16:08:57.856ZBit Devinehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BitDevine
<p>and then there is this....</p>
<p>again...not mainstream media:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/video-shows-rebels-launching-gas-attack-in-syria/" target="_blank">http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/video-shows-rebels-launching-gas-attack-in-syria/</a></p>
<p>and then there is this....</p>
<p>again...not mainstream media:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/video-shows-rebels-launching-gas-attack-in-syria/" target="_blank">http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/video-shows-rebels-launching-gas-attack-in-syria/</a></p> War is seldom the answer. It…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-08-30:6442157:Comment:442692013-08-30T16:07:54.211ZBit Devinehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BitDevine
<p>War is seldom the answer. It rarely serves its purpose without decimating the lowest socio-economic groups whilst lining the pockets of the weakthiest...</p>
<p>In the case of Syria, neither side... Assad or the rebel forces... are the "good guys"....neither side of this "fight" are any less malevolent than the other...both sides are none too clean... Neither has any real love for the United States of America</p>
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<p>War is seldom the answer. It rarely serves its purpose without decimating the lowest socio-economic groups whilst lining the pockets of the weakthiest...</p>
<p>In the case of Syria, neither side... Assad or the rebel forces... are the "good guys"....neither side of this "fight" are any less malevolent than the other...both sides are none too clean... Neither has any real love for the United States of America</p>
<div class="_42ef"><div class="fsm fwn fcg"><p>So the U.S. launches a military strike. Then what?.The true victims in this are the Syrian civilian...The civilians lose...whether we wade into the fray or not...</p>
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</div> true. Maybe I just wish war w…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-08-30:6442157:Comment:441172013-08-30T11:49:32.238ZThe Last Torchhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/TheLasttorch
<p>true. Maybe I just wish war was never the answer.</p>
<p>true. Maybe I just wish war was never the answer.</p> I'll say war is RARELY the an…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-08-30:6442157:Comment:439022013-08-30T09:10:58.983ZRyan O'Rourkehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/RyanORourke
<p>I'll say war is RARELY the answer. I, for one, and glad the Allied Forces stepped in and interrupted that Adolf guy's plans.</p>
<p>I'll say war is RARELY the answer. I, for one, and glad the Allied Forces stepped in and interrupted that Adolf guy's plans.</p> Well said Bit. Americans like…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-08-30:6442157:Comment:437642013-08-30T08:53:25.584ZThe Last Torchhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/TheLasttorch
<p>Well said Bit. Americans like you need to speak out. I know there are many more who agree with you. War is NEVER the answer. </p>
<p>Well said Bit. Americans like you need to speak out. I know there are many more who agree with you. War is NEVER the answer. </p> Too many unanswered questions…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-08-30:6442157:Comment:435942013-08-30T06:51:25.217ZBit Devinehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/BitDevine
<p>Too many unanswered questions...and yet our President is raring to jump in with both feet...of course those aren't his own feet...</p>
<p>Whilst mainstream news is joining the jump....NPR and others are asking the hard question "what if it isn't Assad's folk?"...and backing up their question with video …<br></br><br></br></p>
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<p>Too many unanswered questions...and yet our President is raring to jump in with both feet...of course those aren't his own feet...</p>
<p>Whilst mainstream news is joining the jump....NPR and others are asking the hard question "what if it isn't Assad's folk?"...and backing up their question with video <br/><br/></p>
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<p>I am by no means an isolationist but I can't help but ask:<br/><br/></p>
<div id="id_52203ff2ba4681033373696" class="text_exposed_root text_exposed">Where is it written that AMERICA should be first in every time? Why are we the World's savior? <br/><br/>Horrible atrocities occur every day, globally... Are we supposed to answer to every one?<span class="text_exposed_show"><br/><br/>We can't fiscally afford to get involved in another foolhardy war. This is not Our's to fight<br/><br/>Provide support for NATO forces ... Possibly... Within financial reason... But not first in... Let somebody else handle that <br/><br/>Of course this new muddle does provide the perfect distraction doesn't it? Suddenly there is little mention of NSA, Benghazi, Snowden et al</span></div>
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<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed"><div id="id_52203ff2ba4681033373696" class="text_exposed_root text_exposed">How about fixing what is broke within our own borders before riding to the rescue somewhere else</div>
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