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Hagel: US military ready to act on Syria immediately if asked
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Published: 27.08.13, 16:13
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1. yalla kvar !!!!
(08.27.13)
2. Islamist-Jihadist Rebels and Trickery
Brod ,   USA   (08.27.13)
America should not fall for the Islamist-Jihadist Rebels' trickery. According to Worldnet Daily (wnd.com), Islamist-Jihadist Rebels/Terrorists were responsible for the chemical attack. They have the evidence showing the Terrorists shooting chemical canisters with their big guns. America should not be falling into the trap of the Islamist-Jihadist Rebels/Terrorists. America should not waste its resources doing the dirty work of the rebels.
3. By the time the response comes...
JtC ,   Nir Eliyahu / Jhb   (08.27.13)
...even the Martians will have heard about it! Stop telegraphing the attack and simply carry it out, or be quiet and go home.
4. this is a lose-lose situation
Gabor ,   Budapest, Hungary   (08.27.13)
Just by bombing all they can do is damage the infrastructure, which is already in ruins. If they want to get rid of Assad, they need to go in, which is out of question after what happened in Iraq. But why would they want to get rid of Assad? What will be the benefit? Wasn't the lesson they got after removing Saddam enough? No way anybody can gain from bombing Syria. Looking at the circumstancies, the best solution would be if Assad would regain control with a status quo.
5. WHEN ASSAD ATTACKS ISRAEL, HE WILL BE THE HERO OF THE ARABS
Alberto   (08.27.13)
& Of the ENTIRE islamic world. Is this what we really want? This is utter & total INSANITY. Let the iranians continure to fight with the sunnis. Let them cancel each other out.
6. Syria
Walid ,   Spain   (08.27.13)
This is too little and over 100,000 dead too late. This is a farce just to save face. It will be like telling Assad ¨ you were naughty and you will get spanked¨. but later on you can continue to play. If the West and Israel are serious, then they should cease this opportunity and clean the house. Assad, Iran and Hezbollah.
7. if the united states thinks it's a good idea
bari ,   nyc usa   (08.27.13)
you know it's just the opposite. the US is run by a bunch of incompetent drunks and liars. so far they have screwed up egypt and are about to do the same in syria. if the arabs insist on killing each other the US should stay away.
8. Does US etc remove Assad for Terros like they removed Saddam
Alan ,   SA   (08.27.13)
for the good of Iran. I am not so sure if it is wise to knock Assad down to help the Rebels who are for sure Islamofascists (all of them)...".Moderates"-my foot! I dont accept some are more moderate than others.They just doing a good cop bad cop act
9. #6 Walid
usa   (08.27.13)
agreed. but i think you mean seize the opportunity? cease means to stop. just sayin. your english is excellent and 1,000 times better than my Spanish!
10. Approval ratings so low...Here"s the fix" sikum"
Pasquinel.Canada   (08.27.13)
Stay out of it Harper, Get busy selling dirty oil to Barry via Keystone. Make em pay world price. don't get into this peeing contest.. You too Harper have damned this country enough. You amoral, squander taxpayers funds, like most politicians u 2 s/b in jail with McGinty.#1 criminal. Do they get charged? Why not?
11. Hagel: US military ready to act on Syria
A ,   Belgium   (08.27.13)
The US military is great at being the broom that cleans up other countries messes (not surprisingly, Britain and France), but aren't very good at cleaning up their own messes: Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. So now they want to try their luck against another moslem lunatic? Why don't Oblabla, Cameron and Hollande play rescuers of Western democracy and all that is good and righteous and go beat up Assad themselves, instead of sacrificing even more young soldiers for nothing, and, possibly endangering Israel in the process? They are too afraid of czar Putin to do anything substantial anyway.
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