My latest tirades against any US involvement in Syria may be taken by some as a shift in my position and I want to set the record straight and avoid confusion. While I detest the carnage and waste of human lives that inevitably come with any war I live under no illusions about how our great nation was shaped and how it became the most powerful country on earth. America has never hesitated to use force when its key interests have been at stake and that is one of the reasons why I chose this country instead of any other.
I'm one of those who believes in the American way of life. This and not a pacifist inclination is what compels me to adamantly oppose a strike in Syria. I firmly believe when we elect a president, a congress(man/woman), or a senator we are not hiring them to be our spiritual leader or one of our parents, but to head this great corporation called America and find ways and means to fare in all kinds of weathers; we the people are the shareholders and they work for us (not the other way around although more often than not we seem to be their slaves); therefore, in a case like this, the C.E.O. or commander in chief whichever way we want to call him, has not put forth a comprehensive plan that guarantees a successful operation against the Syrian dictator; moreover, if he and Congress had had our vital interests in mind, we wouldn't be in this mess. They would have worked with Putin behind the scene in order to keep Assad in power in exchange for assurances that his chemical arsenal were in no way, shape, or form to fall in the hands of Al Qaeda or any of the extremists that have allegedly infiltrated the opposition. If our C.E.O and his executives (on both sides of the aisle) have been so erratic vis-a-vis the Middle East in general and have been overwhelmed by the swiftness of events in that region, why should we believe they have got it right this time?; how can we trust we won't be dragged into a larger conflict of which exiting can prove not only difficult but costly and, as usual of late, humiliating?
I would unequivocally support the president in a war against Iran or any of our enemies, no matter how formidable, if I thought it could solve our problems and ease tensions in the world; but meddling in a civil war with no clear objective and a slim chance of success is not the American way although it has happened several times in the last 50 years. In all fairness one should say this is not the first president who takes us to a useless war; but we can't change the past; what we can do is make sure it doesn't happen again
I'm one of those who believes in the American way of life. This and not a pacifist inclination is what compels me to adamantly oppose a strike in Syria. I firmly believe when we elect a president, a congress(man/woman), or a senator we are not hiring them to be our spiritual leader or one of our parents, but to head this great corporation called America and find ways and means to fare in all kinds of weathers; we the people are the shareholders and they work for us (not the other way around although more often than not we seem to be their slaves); therefore, in a case like this, the C.E.O. or commander in chief whichever way we want to call him, has not put forth a comprehensive plan that guarantees a successful operation against the Syrian dictator; moreover, if he and Congress had had our vital interests in mind, we wouldn't be in this mess. They would have worked with Putin behind the scene in order to keep Assad in power in exchange for assurances that his chemical arsenal were in no way, shape, or form to fall in the hands of Al Qaeda or any of the extremists that have allegedly infiltrated the opposition. If our C.E.O and his executives (on both sides of the aisle) have been so erratic vis-a-vis the Middle East in general and have been overwhelmed by the swiftness of events in that region, why should we believe they have got it right this time?; how can we trust we won't be dragged into a larger conflict of which exiting can prove not only difficult but costly and, as usual of late, humiliating?
I would unequivocally support the president in a war against Iran or any of our enemies, no matter how formidable, if I thought it could solve our problems and ease tensions in the world; but meddling in a civil war with no clear objective and a slim chance of success is not the American way although it has happened several times in the last 50 years. In all fairness one should say this is not the first president who takes us to a useless war; but we can't change the past; what we can do is make sure it doesn't happen again
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