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Where is the line designating, "no real risk to us?" That is

Posted on: April 7, 2017 at 11:23:41 CT

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where in my opinion, this can change.

A few troops...advisors maybe?
A couple hundred troops...in support of another force?
A couple thousand on a base to prevent a major attack by syria?

Slippery slope and it makes me nervous.

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I'll try again. Suppose we find that our bombing of an - hokie VT - 4/7 10:54:04

This is the calculus and it is likely correct. - Coors4bob MU - 4/7 11:40:56

You got that right; you're an idiot - pickle MU

- 4/7 11:16:17

Suppose we find out that Assad didn't do the gassing - JG MU

- 4/7 11:08:15

Assad did the gassing - Coors4bob MU - 4/7 11:41:34

Saving lives of innocents is not worth it. Why? Serious - hokie VT - 4/7 11:16:45

that's a lot of 'suppose' - BeakerHater MU - 4/7 11:02:47

Who says we were wrong to launch the airstrike. I am pretty - DHighlander NWMSU - 4/7 11:13:02

I speak for myself - BeakerHater MU - 4/7 11:40:57

Where is the line designating, "no real risk to us?" That is - hokie VT - 4/7 11:23:41

Why don't you care about Syrian lives?(nm) - cnk ATL - 4/7 11:23:39

Protecting Syrian lives was the point behind this attack. - DHighlander NWMSU - 4/7 12:16:49

Syrian Military lives, fixed it. - Coors4bob MU - 4/7 11:42:20

I don't think that's what he meant - cnk ATL - 4/7 11:44:50

The strike killed civilians, including children (nm) - BeakerHater MU - 4/7 11:43:08

I do. The US was wrong to attack Syria (nm) - pickle MU

- 4/7 11:22:40

If you were satisfied that our actions saved the lives of - hokie VT - 4/7 11:08:30

It was probably the right approach. - Alferd Packer MU

- 4/7 11:07:21

Good point. I hadn't thought of that. Russian warships are - hokie VT - 4/7 11:21:03

RE: I'll try again. Suppose we find that our bombing of an - sarasotatiger MU - 4/7 11:01:28

You may be right. But nothing obama did had any impact on - hokie VT - 4/7 11:06:10

RE: You may be right. But nothing obama did had any impact on - sarasotatiger MU - 4/7 11:13:52

For those that support the military action, why - Mormad MU - 4/7 11:00:18

Fair question and the answer, is I dunno. But we have - hokie VT - 4/7 11:04:52

I'm curious to see the damage reports - Mormad MU - 4/7 11:22:53

I said the same last night. I would like to know and i've - hokie VT - 4/7 11:26:05

imo, no - cnk ATL - 4/7 10:56:45

Clearly you are correct about hostile nations and leaders. - hokie VT - 4/7 11:00:48

the slaughter of innocents should not go unpunished - cnk ATL - 4/7 11:05:29

I considered that. And while i do not want to be the world - hokie VT - 4/7 11:13:26

The first step is determining who actually did the attack(nm) - cnk ATL - 4/7 11:18:06

My understanding is that we had solid intel on that. And - hokie VT - 4/7 11:27:40

Why does the US have to determine that? - cnk ATL - 4/7 11:33:42

RE: Clearly you are correct about hostile nations and leaders. - sarasotatiger MU - 4/7 11:05:12

You do realize - meatiger MU - 4/7 11:02:05

Obama was a laughing stock. His rules of engagement were - hokie VT - 4/7 11:19:46

And what in the history of the world - meatiger MU - 4/7 10:55:38

That's your response? How about an answer? If we - hokie VT - 4/7 10:57:28