Anorthernsoul 1221 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Another pointless war we will be getting involved in then. Tony Blair endorsing it comes as no surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17246 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Someone said last week that the Sunni v Shia conflcit is afoot all across the muslim world. And with Russia backing Assad to the hilt it makes things very, very difficult for the US et al to intervene. Sad to say, best let them get on with killing each other. Tragic for the innocents though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 ironically there's much more of a case for intervening here than there was in iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17246 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Why?..we did nowt when Saddam did Falluja in 87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21606 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Can anyone tell me why it's worse being killed by a chemical weapon than it is from a bomb or machete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21915 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Why?..we did nowt when Saddam did Falluja in 87 Â when arguably we should have. but we were too busy selling him weapons. Â i'd like to think the major powers of the world have a moral compass and intervene in times of humanitarian crises and not just to further their self interest. The last iraq war is just one example of how that's rarely the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3892 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Can anyone tell me why it's worse being killed by a chemical weapon than it is from a bomb or machete?. Â Long drawn out painful burning drowning on dry land. It all depends on the chemicals like but you can do something about a machete and it's not as indiscriminate also even bombs have a blast radius much smaller than the geographical spread of nerve agent or blister agent or blood agents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44851 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Can anyone tell me why it's worse being killed by a chemical weapon than it is from a bomb or machete? Chemical weapons get right up your nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Something stinks about this one. Read an article yesterday (authentic in its entirety that I was alerted to by a mainstream radio presenter yesterday) from the Daily Mail. It has been censored by many sites now. I could only get this which only shows the article's headline on this dodgy site; Â http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=77999 Â A lot of things don't make sense; Â Why would Assad allow weapons inspectors in if he instigated this chemical attack himself. I mean if I were him and I did something as henious as that I sure wouldn't allow a third party to come in to verify it. That would just about be a sign off on my death warrant considering Obama's rhetoric about the use of chemical weapons a few months ago. What will a surgical strike acheive? Unless it's not a strike at possible sites of these chemical weapons stockpiles but rather a strike at the military infrastructure in order to allow these rebels to over run govt controlled territory and eventual overthrow of Assad's regime. Don't Islamic Fundamentalists make up a large portion of these rebels. So if Assad's regime topples won't they gain control? They'd be worse than Assad's regime. Russia claims that this chemical weapons attack was a a possible act of outside provacation. They alledge that reports of this attack came hours before the attack actually occured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken 119 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/26-08-2013/125496-syria_questions-0/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 This is a really risky one. Should stay well out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desmondTUTU 0 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 It would be nice if we could arrange affairs in this country first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4378 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 They should confiscate Assad and his family's assets in London - that would scare the fucker into giving up tomorrow - they should have done the same for Gadaffi and Mubarak as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 another Lybia all over again guys we should not get involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13863 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Just waiting for an outdated picture of The Joker, with a HILARIOUS "WHY SO SYRIA?" caption. That will be the internet's official stance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15518 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Just waiting for an outdated picture of The Joker, with a HILARIOUS "WHY SO SYRIA?" caption. That will be the internet's official stance. Â As if it didn't already etc. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13863 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Â As if it didn't already etc. Â Â What a great time you can have on the internet, chatting with your cyber pals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15518 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013  What a great time you can have on the internet, chatting with your cyber pals  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21606 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 . Â Long drawn out painful burning drowning on dry land. It all depends on the chemicals like but you can do something about a machete and it's not as indiscriminate also even bombs have a blast radius much smaller than the geographical spread of nerve agent or blister agent or blood agents. This question was asked by Nicky Campbell today to two politicians, one being David blunkett. He at least admitted the reasons were largely psychological, emotional, and historical. The indiscriminate reason just doesn't make sense to me, as if you get discriminate bombs. So, as far as can tell, this impending war is based on an irrational premise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17246 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 This question was asked by Nicky Campbell today to two politicians, one being David blunkett. He at least admitted the reasons were largely psychological, emotional, and historical. The indiscriminate reason just doesn't make sense to me, as if you get discriminate bombs. So, as far as can tell, this impending war is based on an irrational premise. Â Is it because gas hasnt been used on the battlefield in nearly 100 years, and when it has been used in that time, its been purely to target innocent civillians?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21606 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Â Is it because gas hasnt been used on the battlefield in nearly 100 years, and when it has been used in that time, its been purely to target innocent civillians?... Probably, but is this a relevant difference. Civilians are massacred with other weapons more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth 113 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Assad has nowt to gain from using Chemical weapons, also just came across this image: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anth 113 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 And there's also talk of Israel bearing the brunt of any retaliation in response to an American attack http://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-iran-issue-explicit-warning-to-israel-if-us-attacks/ Not to mention Russia's stance on an attack without UN backing. This is looking quite dodgy imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11374 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Wish we would leave some of this shit to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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