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In reply to the discussion: I bleed red. I support intervention in Syria. [View all]IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)31. The "experts" have their opinion.
Mine is strongly influenced by my social network.
Do you have any idea how many Syrians have died since that asshole came to power?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad
By the end of January 2012, it was reported that over 5,000 civilians and protesters (including armed militants) had been killed by the Syrian army, militia (Shabeeha) and security agents, while 1,100 people had been killed by the anti-government forces.[79]
On 10 January 2012, Assad gave a speech in which he accused the uprising of being plotted by foreign countries and claimed that "victory [was] near". He also said that the Arab League, by suspending Syria, revealed that it was no longer Arab. However, al-Assad also said the country would not "close doors" to an Arab-brokered solution if "national sovereignty" was respected. He also said a referendum on a new constitution could be held in March.[80]
On 27 February, Syria claimed that a referendum on an update to the nation's constitution, hailed as 'a showpiece of reform' received 90% support. The referendum imposes a fourteen-year cumulative term limit for the president of Syria. The referendum has been claimed as meaningless by foreign nations including the US and Turkey, and the European Union announced fresh sanctions against key government figures.[81] On 16 July 2012, Russia voicing concern at the blackmail on Syria by the western nations, laid to rest any speculations that it was distancing itself from Bashir Al-Assad. Moscow also vowed not to allow a UN resolution pass that aims at sanctions against Syria.[82]
On 15 July, the International Committee of the Red Cross had officially declared Syria to be in a state of civil war,[83] as the nationwide death toll for all sides was reported to have neared 20,000.[84]
Per my friends, the number is higher.
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She "bleeds red", clearly she is sacrificing her own blood for the good of Syria
CreekDog
Aug 2013
#132
What they are saying is they're not using military force to make it happen
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#145
True. And the poster has made clear *she* has no intention of bleeding red or any other color
magical thyme
Aug 2013
#82
More accurately they can have an opinion that agrees with you or you will call them names
mythology
Aug 2013
#148
OFFS. In addition of being totally clueless about the situation in Syria and pushing for a bloodbath
NealK
Aug 2013
#172
The US throwing more rocks in the pond won't calm the pond waters. It will aggitate
RKP5637
Aug 2013
#177
Then you should also support the US marching into Jeddah and Doha and Amman and Ankara to march
leveymg
Aug 2013
#6
And the hell with the aftermath? What if Iran comes to the aid of Syria? Or
sinkingfeeling
Aug 2013
#11
You won't bleed nearly as much as the human beings we will be bombing.
woo me with science
Aug 2013
#13
So you don't like murder but you like war? What do you suppose we will bomb them with? Prozac?
KurtNYC
Aug 2013
#19
you "bleed red"? oh, when do you go on active duty to take military action in Syria?
CreekDog
Aug 2013
#131
You would replace one murdering asshole with some even worse murdering assholes.
GreenStormCloud
Aug 2013
#25
Which murdering asshole would you put in the previous murdering asshole's place?
Scootaloo
Aug 2013
#30
March your happy arse over to Syria and put the hurt on them, please. n/t
PowerToThePeople
Aug 2013
#34
In the 1970s-80s, it was viewed that a Mideast involvement would get us into WWIII
markiv
Aug 2013
#59
I only bothered because Ida is pontificating about how uber informed she is.
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#75
Willful and active. Note that neither the OP nor those who agree with it have bothered
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#110
Ida, I have deep issues with folks who take strong positions while shouting false 'knowledge'
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#66
You have yet to advise us which murdering assholes you would have replace Assad?
magical thyme
Aug 2013
#79
simply amazes me that someone promotes/supports war but is not willing to do any of the
DrDan
Aug 2013
#92
Do you honestly believe the US can just "go in, remove that murdering asshole from power, etc."
deutsey
Aug 2013
#99
I've bled red, on this country's orders. I don't see a compelling interest for this country
Recursion
Aug 2013
#102
Hot Spots: Central African Republic, Democrati Republic of Congo, Egypt, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia,
notadmblnd
Aug 2013
#128
luckily, if we take out the bad guy, no matter what happens, it will be better afterwards
CreekDog
Aug 2013
#129
It's easy to send other people's children off to die, isn't it? I guess for some it is.
REP
Aug 2013
#153
Really, until we're willing to escort our own murdering assholes to The Hague
dflprincess
Aug 2013
#169
That's probably because you've convinced your self they will throw flowers and will come together...
dkf
Aug 2013
#175
I'm not, either. So what we offer then is yet another image of the US bombing a Muslim country.
calimary
Aug 2013
#192
I support in making sure that his ability to war on his own people is neutralized...
cynatnite
Aug 2013
#179