Syrian Chemical Weapons Kill Or Maim a 1000

[sadaist]

Why is it that Assad can blow up people to bits with one type of weapon, but can't kill them with a different type? Same result. Dead people. The chemical weapon thing if you think about it is kinda stupid. No no, you can't choke these people to death. Only burn them or blow them up. WTF? If it was your child that was killed would you really fucking care how? No. You'd just want revenge.

[Nickdfresh]

Associated Press
21 hours ago

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry a liar, claiming he had denied that al-Qaida was fighting with the Syrian opposition in that country's civil war.
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Putin is consistent on one thing though. The people his government killed with chemical weapons are the hostages they're suppose to rescue...

[baru911]

It is funny that President Ego is pushing so hard for military intervention and will even make a direct appeal via an Oval Office speech. It appears he has to get his message out and a Congressional vote before the Russians release their 100 page UN report on the sarin gas attack in the Aleppo suburb that occurred on March 19. The report will show the rebels launched chemical weapons and not the Syrian government forces.

It would appear that both sides have the capabilities to launch chemical attacks. As of late the Syrian forces have been winning this conflict and have nothing to gain by using the weapons. The rebels have everything to gain if they can get the world to take notice and get behind them.

Kind of makes you wonder.

[FORD]

Told ya you should have voted for Rocky Anderson!

[FORD]

Poll: Majority Of Americans Approve Of Sending Congress To Syria


A majority of U.S. citizens believe congressional leaders in both the House and Senate must be sent to war-torn Syria immediately.

WASHINGTON—As President Obama continues to push for a plan of limited military intervention in Syria, a new poll of Americans has found that though the nation remains wary over the prospect of becoming involved in another Middle Eastern war, the vast majority of U.S. citizens strongly approve of sending Congress to Syria.

The New York Times/CBS News poll showed that though just 1 in 4 Americans believe that the United States has a responsibility to intervene in the Syrian conflict, more than 90 percent of the public is convinced that putting all 535 representatives of the United States Congress on the ground in Syria—including Senate pro tempore Patrick Leahy, House Speaker John Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and, in fact, all current members of the House and Senate—is the best course of action at this time.

“I believe it is in the best interest of the United States, and the global community as a whole, to move forward with the deployment of all U.S. congressional leaders to Syria immediately,” respondent Carol Abare, 50, said in the nationwide telephone survey, echoing the thoughts of an estimated 9 in 10 Americans who said they “strongly support” any plan of action that involves putting the U.S. House and Senate on the ground in the war-torn Middle Eastern state. “With violence intensifying every day, now is absolutely the right moment—the perfect moment, really—for the United States to send our legislators to the region.”

“In fact, my preference would have been for Congress to be deployed months ago,” she added.

Citing overwhelming support from the international community—including that of the Arab League, Turkey, and France, as well as Great Britain, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Japan, Mexico, China, and Canada, all of whom are reported to be unilaterally in favor of sending the U.S. Congress to Syria—the majority of survey respondents said they believe the United States should refocus its entire approach to Syria’s civil war on the ground deployment of U.S. senators and representatives, regardless of whether the Assad regime used chemical weapons or not.

In fact, 91 percent of those surveyed agreed that the active use of sarin gas attacks by the Syrian government would, if anything, only increase poll respondents’ desire to send Congress to Syria.

Public opinion was essentially unchanged when survey respondents were asked about a broader range of attacks, with more than 79 percent of Americans saying they would strongly support sending Congress to Syria in cases of bomb and missile attacks, 78 percent supporting intervention in cases of kidnappings and executions, and 75 percent saying representatives should be deployed in cases where government forces were found to have used torture.

When asked if they believe that Sen. Rand Paul should be deployed to Syria, 100 percent of respondents said yes.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that sending Congress to Syria—or, at the very least, sending the major congressional leaders in both parties—is the correct course of action,” survey respondent and Iraq war veteran Maj. Gen. John Mill said, noting that his opinion was informed by four tours of duty in which he saw dozens of close friends sustain physical as well as emotional injury and post-traumatic stress. “There is a clear solution to our problems staring us right in the face here, and we need to take action.”

“Sooner rather than later, too,” Mill added. “This war isn’t going to last forever.”

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[Nickdfresh]

It is funny that President Ego is pushing so hard for military intervention and will even make a direct appeal via an Oval Office speech. It appears he has to get his message out and a Congressional vote before the Russians release their 100 page UN report on the sarin gas attack in the Aleppo suburb that occurred on March 19. The report will show the rebels launched chemical weapons and not the Syrian government forces.

It would appear that both sides have the capabilities to launch chemical attacks. As of late the Syrian forces have been winning this conflict and have nothing to gain by using the weapons. The rebels have everything to gain if they can get the world to take notice and get behind them.

Kind of makes you wonder.

Whether we should get involved in Syria for me is a very open question, but the Russians are full of shit on Syria and always have been and have only been too glad to provide ordnance to be used on "terrorist targets" like bread lines and orphanages...

[Nickdfresh]

If you're looking for a well sourced documentary on Syria recorded long before any talk of U.S. intervention and speculative conspiracy fodder, watch PBS's Frontline on the subject:

From 2011, on the Assad Regime: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...-undercover/#b


Two soldiers on opposite sides, April 2013: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...ind-the-lines/

[Dr. Love]

watching John Kerry on Chris Hayes' show.

Did he have a stroke or something? Why does half of his face seem droopy?

[FORD]

Rumor is he's been getting botox injections since the 2004 campaign. That's probably it.

I wouldn't wish a stroke on anybody.... not even Judas.

[Seshmeister]

He's nearly 70.

There are too many old men running the world.

[Seshmeister]

Sometimes when you see Boehner you wonder if David Icke is maybe right and these people are alien lizards wearing masks.

I can't remember ever coming across someone that looked like that in real life.



Oh no I hope he doesn't read this and start blubbing...

[Nickdfresh]

watching John Kerry on Chris Hayes' show.

Did he have a stroke or something? Why does half of his face seem droopy?

Maybe he was just staring at your sig?

[FORD]

I've never seen orange aliens on Star Trek. I guess the Ferengi would come the closest......



Presumably he would have had plastic ear reduction surgery somewhere.

On the other hand, we know McConnell is reptilian, since he's a turtle. And Reid would admit to being an alien, since he considers himself a "spirit child" from the planet Kolob.

Jellyfish Pelosi? I think she's seeing the same doctor Judas is for botox shots.

[Dr. Love]

Maybe he was just staring at your sig?

with only one extremely relaxed eye and slack right side of his face

[FORD]