The Gathering Storm in Syria

[Undertoad]

A line has been laid down not just for Syria, but for every other country in the world as well:

If you use chemical weapons, you will face some vague amount of reprisal, such as your runways may be cratered.

I do not feel competent enough to decide whether this is a good idea. I will leave it up to you guys.

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I do not feel competent enough to decide whether this is a good idea. I will leave it up to you guys.

I would imagine that every possible action in this situation will be viewed as a bad idea in hindsight.


The big factor in this "intervention" will be how much assistance we actually give the Syrian rebels. Right now we are just giving small arms and Obama has made it clear that this assistance is not a blank check. This amount of assistance will be cheap with a low potential for blowback. I would get worried if we really start escalating our involvement.