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Originally Posted by Robbie Why not take that money and help all those Syrian people who are in refugee camps trying to escape the carnage?

That's fine with me refugee non-lethal aide.

I am more concerned with where the Syrian Chemical Weapons end up and in whose hands. That is a realistic dilemma. If you live in the USA, or any other NATO country, you should worry. If you live in Russia, change your underwear now -- the Chechen Terrorists are well represented in Syria -- Putin is totally in denial -- the Cold War has been over for some time -- plug in!

Bombing the shit out of Syria, short of turning it into the Middle East Parking Lot Company, LLC, is useless anyway. Look at Beirut -- car bombs are still popular there after thirty years of on-and-off civil conflict.

I have said for a while that military engagement in Syria is a lose-lose deal. With the existence of terrorist elements within the Syrian Rebel Militias -- arming the rebels seems stupid. We should know better from arming Dick Wad bin Laden in the Russian-Afghan War.

My enemy's enemy is not always my friend ...

Basically, we are fucked. This is the nightmare of Vietnam that never materialized.