If it turns out the administration got it wrong like we did with Iraq

[whatchamacallit]

where then will you direct your moral outrage? If Assad's reckless disregard for life is worthy of retribution, what does that mean for us if we kill in error or deceit? Balance the equation for me.

[L0oniX]

1. Oh it will never happen again. We've learned from history. BTW ...I have a bridge for sale. n/t

[djean111]

2. I do not think the administration "got it wrong" with Iraq.

The "evidence" was faked.

[whatchamacallit]

3. True, but the question remains

What would the avengers want to do about the US if we ended up killing on false pretenses? It's not a crazy notion without precedence.

[Bluenorthwest]

4. Congress members who fell for faked and sexed up evidence are now claiming to have great discernment

and demanding that their shouting be taken as gospel. John Kerry said there were WMDs in Iraq and Saddam was a threat to our nation. He was wrong, but he was rewarded for that deadly lack of excellent judgment. Rewarded.
If they lie, there is no accountability only reward, so.....

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. No place to direct my outrage

Lame duck Pres.
Unresponsive Congress.
Both of whom have chosen to ignore any citizen input except for when they are trying to get re-elected.

I AM might curious how both Cameron and Obama can stated so firmly they have enough evidence to justify attacking Syria when the inspectors have not yet returned FROM Syria, when the inspectors state it will take them more than a few days AFTER they return to present their findings.

Strike first, ignore facts later seems to be the new national motto.

[whatchamacallit]

6. Obviously one of those wouldn't-touch-it-with-a-10-foot-pole questions

Unthinkable, right? But possible. It should underscore the importance of not rushing in to mete out "justice".

[HooptieWagon]

11. Agreed.

There is no reason for an immediate knee-jerk response. If its determined that Assad's forces used the sarin, and a "punitive" strike is warranted and effective, then it will be so just as well in a few weeks as it is now. The only rationale for an immediate response is fear that emerging facts won't back up initial claims....in which case we have another Iraq War under false pretenses situation.

[whatchamacallit]

14. Yep, difficult to explain it any other way

Disturbs the shit of me...

[Downwinder]

7. I support International Criminal Court prosecutions.

[tritsofme]

13. Of whom? President Obama?

Regardless, ICC has no jurisdiction over America or Syria.

[Downwinder]

16. And the US has jurisdiction over Syria?

The US denies jurisdiction over Guantanamo.

[Motown_Johnny]

8. They didn't just get it wrong with Iraq. They made that shit up.

Unless you think Pres. Obama waited ~2 years to come up with some bull shit reason to send a limited number of missiles into Syria, your OP makes no sense.


Shrub was just waiting for an excuse to invade Iraq. Pres. Obama is not in that situation and I don't think he, or members of his administration, are being anything other than truthful.

[HooptieWagon]

9. Obama's synchophants would just make excuses....

...just like Bush's did. They aren't interested in finding out the truth, and making a thoughtful response. They merely want to cheer every decision dear leader makes, even if its dreadfully wrong.

[whatchamacallit]

10. Seems to be the deal

[forestpath]

19. +1000

[jsr]

23. Mistakes remind us that he's human

The greatest human ever lived. But he's not an omniscient god!

[hrmjustin]

12. If we arewrong on this it will finish our credibility in the world.

[HooptieWagon]

15. Which is already periously thin...

...after forcing down a head of state's plane to catch an imaginary whistle-blower, and all the spying revelations. Whatever the reasons for stepping back, its good that Obama did so. If he gets this wrong he's going to be an impotent laughingstock.

[zbdent]

17. Please ... whether or not Obama got it right or got it wrong ...

the impeachment will proceed. It just needs a specific reason, more or less ...

[sibelian]

18. IT WOULD BE A POLITICALLY BRILLIANT MASTERSTROKE!

Obama will have successfully triangulated the Republicans away from their Party of Hawks kudos! If the conservatives can forgive Bush they also have to forgive Obama and start voting Democrat! i think.

[whatchamacallit]

20. Lol!

[HooptieWagon]

21. Absolutely! N-dimensional chess!

Genius! Fool the Republicans by getting the intel wrong, and dropping bombs on the wrong side....what a masterstroke! Now excuse me while I go light candles around my life-sized BO poster...
lol.

[Cerridwen]

22. How'd we do with regards to Libya?

Or is Iraq the only metric we use since it was a republican administration rather than a "D"emocratic administration?

[HooptieWagon]

24. Like when Khadafi bombed an airliner over Lockerbie...

...in retaliation for our bombing his compound? I'd say that didn't turn out too well for us.

[Cerridwen]

25. But reagan killed his step-daughter.

Maybe.

[wtmusic]

26. +1