Possible war with Syria?

[Eol Sha]

Exactly! Exactly! There is almost never a real justification, so we stop attacking. Actually, no, I would just assume you go to my school. Going with the comparison, I would accuse you of assault.

But if you had poisoned some people using gas at a concert, that’d be enough justification for me to hit you, restrain you the best I can, and wait do what I need to do to make sure you can’t posion more people. This is the best analogy my tired brain can come up with for the use of force in Syria, forgive me if it’s bad.

Except the US isn't restraining Syria. Using the analogy, all you're doing to the poisoner is poking them in the chest and wagging your finger.

[Arkhall]

So much for option 6 on the poll.

[Geneviev]

Exactly! Exactly! There is almost never a real justification, so we stop attacking. Actually, no, I would just assume you go to my school. Going with the comparison, I would accuse you of assault.

But if you had poisoned some people using gas at a concert, that’d be enough justification for me to hit you, restrain you the best I can, and wait do what I need to do to make sure you can’t posion more people. This is the best analogy my tired brain can come up with for the use of force in Syria, forgive me if it’s bad.

It is inaccurate. Restraining me would be justified. Killing me, not really.

[Mujahidah]

But if you had poisoned some people using gas at a concert, that’d be enough justification for me to hit you, restrain you the best I can, and wait do what I need to do to make sure you can’t posion more people. This is the best analogy my tired brain can come up with for the use of force in Syria, forgive me if it’s bad.

Except the US isn't restraining Syria. Using the analogy, all you're doing to the poisoner is poking them in the chest and wagging your finger.

I feel bombing chemical weapons facilities does do at least something tangible to diminish Assad's capabilities in using them.

[Geneviev]

So much for option 6 on the poll.

The one I chose. Oh well. There goes my small pacifist heart.

[New Axiom]

But if you had poisoned some people using gas at a concert, that’d be enough justification for me to hit you, restrain you the best I can, and wait do what I need to do to make sure you can’t posion more people. This is the best analogy my tired brain can come up with for the use of force in Syria, forgive me if it’s bad.

Except the US isn't restraining Syria. Using the analogy, all you're doing to the poisoner is poking them in the chest and wagging your finger.

Fear my eccentric finger wagging, says the mighty US.

How, exactly, would you restrain a country? It’s not like it can go anywhere.

[Eol Sha]

Except the US isn't restraining Syria. Using the analogy, all you're doing to the poisoner is poking them in the chest and wagging your finger.

I feel bombing chemical weapons facilities does do at least something tangible to diminish Assad's capabilities in using them.

I don't. I'm convinced this'll happen again sometime in the future.

[New Axiom]

Except the US isn't restraining Syria. Using the analogy, all you're doing to the poisoner is poking them in the chest and wagging your finger.

I feel bombing chemical weapons facilities does do at least something tangible to diminish Assad's capabilities in using them.

That was my thinking.

[New Axiom]

I feel bombing chemical weapons facilities does do at least something tangible to diminish Assad's capabilities in using them.

I don't. I'm convinced this'll happen again sometime in the future.

“At least something” doesn’t exactly mean something gigantic and war winning.

[Eol Sha]

Except the US isn't restraining Syria. Using the analogy, all you're doing to the poisoner is poking them in the chest and wagging your finger.

Fear my eccentric finger wagging, says the mighty US.

How, exactly, would you restrain a country? It’s not like it can go anywhere.

A full-scale invasion.

You made the analogy.

[Eol Sha]

I don't. I'm convinced this'll happen again sometime in the future.

“At least something” doesn’t exactly mean something gigantic and war winning.

The supposed purpose of these strikes is to stop Assad from using chemical weapons. If he uses them again in the future then these strikes were, at best, ineffective.

[New Axiom]

Fear my eccentric finger wagging, says the mighty US.

How, exactly, would you restrain a country? It’s not like it can go anywhere.

A full-scale invasion.

You made the analogy.

I know, but a full scale military invasion would make Russia very unhappy. Think the poisoner has a gunman companion who will shoot you when you tackle the poisoner. Now, while you will disarm the gumnan and restrain the poisoner until the cops show up, you yourself was poisoned a little bit-nonlethally-and shot. You won’t die, but you were shot and poisoned. You’d lie there in the hospital bed thinking, was it worth it? After all, you didn’t take out all the bad guys in the world.

[Geneviev]

Syrian state-run TV is reporting that three civilians have been wounded in the US-led missile attack on a military base in Homs.

Reports say the attack was largely thwarted by the derailing of incoming missiles but add that nonetheless, three people were wounded.

The TV network says a separate attack of “a number of missiles” - targeting a scientific research centre - destroyed a building and caused other material damage but no human losses. The network said the building in the research centre included an education centre and other laboratories.

Source: The Guardian

Justification? Three civilians, Assad still okay.

[Eol Sha]

A full-scale invasion.

You made the analogy.

I know, but a full scale military invasion would make Russia very unhappy. Think the poisoner has a gunman companion who will shoot you when you tackle the poisoner. Now, while you will disarm the gumnan and restrain the poisoner until the cops show up, you yourself was poisoned a little bit-nonlethally-and shot. You won’t die, but you were shot and poisoned. You’d lie there in the hospital bed thinking, was it worth it? After all, you didn’t take out all the bad guys in the world.

Well....now I'm lost.

[New Axiom]

I know, but a full scale military invasion would make Russia very unhappy. Think the poisoner has a gunman companion who will shoot you when you tackle the poisoner. Now, while you will disarm the gumnan and restrain the poisoner until the cops show up, you yourself was poisoned a little bit-nonlethally-and shot. You won’t die, but you were shot and poisoned. You’d lie there in the hospital bed thinking, was it worth it? After all, you didn’t take out all the bad guys in the world.

Well....now I'm lost.

Yeah, I’m failing at this. I concede for know, I’m too tired to keep up this debate.

[Costa Fierro]

Syrian state-run TV is reporting that three civilians have been wounded in the US-led missile attack on a military base in Homs.

Reports say the attack was largely thwarted by the derailing of incoming missiles but add that nonetheless, three people were wounded.

The TV network says a separate attack of “a number of missiles” - targeting a scientific research centre - destroyed a building and caused other material damage but no human losses. The network said the building in the research centre included an education centre and other laboratories.

Source: The Guardian

Justification? Three civilians, Assad still okay.

"Syrian state-run TV". Not really going to put much stock in the opinions of a mouthpiece of the regime.

[Eol Sha]

Well....now I'm lost.

Yeah, I’m failing at this. I concede for know, I’m too tired to keep up this debate.

And once again I crush my foes. Allow me to here your lamentations.

I fully understand. Politics is tiring.

[New Axiom]

Yeah, I’m failing at this. I concede for know, I’m too tired to keep up this debate.

And once again I crush my foes. Allow me to here your lamentations.

I fully understand. Politics is tiring.

Glad to see you’re polite and honorable in the face of victory.

[Saiwania]

An American hoping for Americans to get killed? Charming. You sure you aren't fifth column?

They'll be fine if they eject in time. If these planes are running amok over Syria, Syria has a right to defend its airspace. Yeah, I'll freely admit that I so strongly disagree with certain portions of my government's foreign policy. The last time there was no one to stop the US, Libya happened. Only Russian weapons can keep the US out. We have no right to be there like Russia is.

[Costa Fierro]

Interesting response from New Zealand.

[New Emeline]

Interesting response from New Zealand.

What about it is interesting?

[Eol Sha]

And once again I crush my foes. Allow me to here your lamentations.

I fully understand. Politics is tiring.

Glad to see you’re polite in the face of victory.

I guess the last thing I'll say on this is that I acknowledge that I could be wrong. While I think I have more than enough justification to question the effectiveness of these strikes, and the supposed morality of attacking Assad when he kills kids with chemical weapons, but not with barrel bombs, I realize that I'm not a fortune teller and that you could be right.

Anyway, Imma stop for tonight.

[Costa Fierro]

Interesting response from New Zealand.

What about it is interesting?

It's not openly expressing support for the strikes in Syria. Compare it with Australia's response.

[New Axiom]

Yup, I’m off for the night as well. If we’re not all dead by the time I awake, I’ll see you all then!

[Geneviev]

Source: The Guardian

Justification? Three civilians, Assad still okay.

"Syrian state-run TV". Not really going to put much stock in the opinions of a mouthpiece of the regime.

Fair point, I have to admit sadly. My fact-checking abilities seem to have disappeared this morning.