[ShepherdsDog]

$1:

You can replace Assad with Ghaddafi, Mubarak, and several others,

Ghaddaffy Duck had the Lockerbie bombing to answer for. However, that being said, what replaced him is no better if not worse. The only bright side is that they are so disorganized, that it works to our benefit for the time being.

[bootlegga]

Uh, no thanks!

The last thing we want is to train the next generation of jihadis like the US did in Afghanistan in the 90s.

I'd prefer and arms embargo for the whole area and not let in any more weapons instead. That way we wouldn't have to worry about people changing allegiances or losing weapons to their rivals.

[Xort]

The only group we should be supporting is the legal government of Syria.

The civil war, ISIS and all the crimes and murder are the fault of the backers of the rebels. Namely, USA, Israel and Saudi Arabia.

[Unsound]

martin14 martin14:

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

Let's see. When the Assads were running the show, there was infrastructure, minority and women's rights were protected. Society was largely secular and stable. The ones who got kicked around for the most part were Islamists. Definitely the lesser of two evils. Once again the Americans and the West fucked up and backed the wrong horse, just like they did in Kosovo.

You can replace Assad with Ghaddafi, Mubarak, and several others, easily.

Obongo has been backing the wrong horses since he started.

It's just about a perfect record, only to be topped when the Argies start up again.

Thanks a lot, Obongo.

You forgot to put Saddam on that list. Of course, that was W's mistake so you may not want to complicate the attempt to lay all the world's ills at the feet of Obama.

Also, the Obongo thing, again? You do realize that it's that kind of name calling that makes it hard to believe that your opposition to Obama is based on policy rather than racism, right?