Think of Uncle Sam as Sisyphus. First Afghanistan, then Iraq, then escalation in Afghanistan, now war in Syria. President Obama has decided to give weapons to Syrian rebels. What could go wrong? This will turn out badly for Uncle Sam. He will be defeated by the Russian/Iranian coalition imo unless Uncle Sam puts his troops into harm's way. Maybe we should think of Obama as George W. Bush. What could go wrong? Maybe some of these weapons will fall into the hands of Nusra the Syrian affiliate of Al Qaeda?
And domestically, people like me will use Obama's involvement in Syria to attack the Amerikan Left mercilessly. It will be like the level of dissent over the Second Iraq War.
Here's the article from the UK Guardian:
"The US has said it will provide military support to the Syrian rebels after confirming it believed there was concrete evidence of limited nerve gas attacks by government forces against rebel groups.
The assessment, based on CIA tests on blood, urine and hair samples from dead or wounded rebel fighters, is the first time Washington has supported claims previously made by British and French intelligence services in recent weeks. Assad has repeatedly denied using any chemical weapons in the bitter civil war.
"Following a deliberative review, our intelligence community assesses that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, on a small scale against the opposition multiple times in the last year," said a White House statement..."
Syria regime used chemical weapons against rebels, US officials say | World news | The Guardian
And domestically, people like me will use Obama's involvement in Syria to attack the Amerikan Left mercilessly. It will be like the level of dissent over the Second Iraq War.
Here's the article from the UK Guardian:
"The US has said it will provide military support to the Syrian rebels after confirming it believed there was concrete evidence of limited nerve gas attacks by government forces against rebel groups.
The assessment, based on CIA tests on blood, urine and hair samples from dead or wounded rebel fighters, is the first time Washington has supported claims previously made by British and French intelligence services in recent weeks. Assad has repeatedly denied using any chemical weapons in the bitter civil war.
"Following a deliberative review, our intelligence community assesses that the Assad regime has used chemical weapons, including the nerve agent sarin, on a small scale against the opposition multiple times in the last year," said a White House statement..."
Syria regime used chemical weapons against rebels, US officials say | World news | The Guardian