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Question: If Bashar al-Assad's government uses chemical weapons against the rebels, should we intervene?
#1
Democrat -Yes
 
#2
Democrat -No
 
#3
Republican -Yes
 
#4
Republican -No
 
#5
independent/third party -Yes
 
#6
independent/third party -No
 
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Author Topic: If Bashar al-Assad Uses Chemical Weapons, Should We Intervene in Syria?  (Read 2134 times)
Donerail
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« on: December 04, 2012, 05:57:51 PM »

No. Not a threat to the United States and not our business.
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Donerail
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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2012, 01:22:44 PM »

No. Sam said it best...
No. Not a threat to the United States and not our business.
If we go into Syria, it will be a disaster. If they use gas on their own people, they would not think twice about doing it on our men.

1. "Not a threat to the United States" is not a legitimate argument for neglecting to prevent a serious human rights abuse when we have the capability to do so. There's a moral imperative, as a bystander who can prevent it, to do something about it.

This would be like if you look outside your window and you see some neonazi-looking guy down the street who's holding a gun and pointing it down at a group of your neighbors who are lying in the fetal position. Your loaded hunting rifle is kept in a case just next to this window; you could easily take him out and stop whatever this tragedy is before it gets any worse. But, you decide, "hey, not my problem if they're not bothering me, sucks for those guys who pissed him off" and go back to sit in front of the TV.

Nope. This would be like if you look outside your window and you see some neonazi-looking guy down the street who's holding a gun and pointing it down at a group of people you don't know who are also pointing guns at him.
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