Syria - What Statement Best Describes Your View?

[OmahaBlueDog]

What says DU on the US and the Syrian Civil War? What is your opinion on the "red line"?

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	I support the Syrian Rebels, and I support direct US military intervention (i.e. sending troops)
	0 (0%)
	I support the Syrian Rebels, and I support indirect US miliary intervention (i.e. drone strikes, intelligence sharing, "advisors")
	0 (0%)
	I support the Syrian Rebels, and I support arming them (i.e. sell or give weapons)
	0 (0%)
	I support the Syrian Rebels, but I don't think the US should become involved
	0 (0%)
	I'm neutral on the Syrian civil war, and I think we should stay out of it.
	6 (100%)
	I support the Assad government, but I don't think the US should become involved
	0 (0%)
	I support the Assad government, and I support arming them (i.e. sell or give weapons)
	0 (0%)
	I support the Assad government, and I support indirect US miliary intervention (i.e. drone strikes, intelligence sharing, "advisors")
	0 (0%)
	I support the Assad government, and I support direct US military intervention (i.e. sending troops)
	0 (0%)
	Other (please elaborate below)
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[annabanana]

1. Why the hell should we get into the Sunni, Shiite shitstorm? . . .n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. While Assad is not a good man

This is both wag the dog and a war with Iran, oh and forgot a good ol' proxy war with Russia.

[Benton D Struckcheon]

3. The only possible nuance here is if Assad used chemical weapons,

but even then there's evidence around of it being used by the rebels as well.
Finally, you should always follow Napoleon's dictum: never get in the way of your enemies when they're destroying themselves.
The fighters here are Assad, Iran, Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, Iraq, and the Free Syrian Army. Only the last two can be characterized as not enemies of the US. To that we should add, "yet". Give it time.

[Scootaloo]

4. I don't "support Assad's government" per se...

However, it does beat the alternative presented by the insurgents.

Incidentally, why are the Syrian insurgents our "good guys" but the chechen insurgents were "bad guys?" Both are violent islamists trying to overthrow a recognized government, and neither government is one we're buddy-buddy with. So... why the difference?

[OmahaBlueDog]

7. You might recall that, pre-9/11, our official sympathies were with the Chechens

..because they were fighting to be free from the big, bad, former USSR. After 9/11, and our need for logistical support in the region, we changed out tune.

[David__77]

5. There is no struggle for "democracy" in Syria.

That is nonsense.

It is now a struggle of secularism vs. sharia. That's it.

The US should not intervene, but I'd prefer that if there were "intervention," it would be to ensure that US funds do not, even indirectly, fund the activities of the insurgents that are cleansing the country of Christians, Alawites, and Shiite Muslims.

[Warren Stupidity]

6. At this point in time we are aligned with al Qaeda in Syria.

Wtf.

[OmahaBlueDog]

8. We've were friends with Al Quaida before we were their enemy

... and for you lurkers, it was Ronald Reagan who supported Al Quaida.. oh yes, and sold missiles to Iran.