Syria, Iraq, and the Road To Hell

[Forum]

The alternatives are that the rebels attacked themselves with chemical weapons to get support from US or that the US did it to give an excuse for invasion (no chance)

[nitz]

What BENFIT is there for invading syria thought?

[Electric_Head]

War does not need to have a financial benefit to occur.
There are multiple ulterior motives for war.

[hutyluty]

What BENFIT is there for invading syria thought?

idk really but well

1. the arms manufacturers make a killing again
2. Iran gets it's one major ally removed permanently
3. The oil producing states- saudi, qatar etc are placated and even more firmly in the american's pocket.

[Gryphonyx]

I think Obama played this one to Cameron on the phone today

[MrBlack]

British and American troops are due to pull out of afghan in 2015 aren't they? It's pretty obvious that our governments need another war to keep them occupied with.

[Electric_Head]

British and American troops are due to pull out of afghan in 2015 aren't they? It's pretty obvious that our governments need another war to keep them occupied with.

If I'm not mistaken, Obama used the troops pulling out of afghan as his way of upping votes.
They're still there though.

[MrBlack]

British and American troops are due to pull out of afghan in 2015 aren't they? It's pretty obvious that our governments need another war to keep them occupied with.

If I'm not mistaken, Obama used the troops pulling out of afghan as his way of upping votes.
They're still there though.

I think he did, but he's lied about so much anyway. It doesn't matter when they leave though, because as soon as they do it'll all go tits up. Pretty much what happened in Vietnam, but governments don't learn from their mistakes do they. They've made thousands of soldiers redundant just so they don't have to pay them their full pension. Then proceed to recruit the same amount, basically conscripting them into the lower paid roles, saving themselves a nice wad of cash.

[Electric_Head]

?

So you are more concerned for the unemployed soldiers than the senseless warfare causing numerous deaths.?? like in Vietnam.
And the way 10000 of young men go to war thinking they are doing the right thing for the freedom of their country.
But in the end they realize they have done nothing but further a governments greed.

[deadly_habit]

What BENFIT is there for invading syria thought?

Oil

[Terpit]

This is complicated as fuck, the rebels aren't the 'good guys' btw, they have been doing awful stuff

[deadly_habit]

This is complicated as fuck, the rebels aren't the 'good guys' btw, they have been doing awful stuff

yea they actually are terrorists for a change.
With US funding too.

[NickUndercover]

Hezbollah joining the party and promising to reignite the southern Lebanon front in case of a US attack. This is gonna be one big clusterfuck

[deadly_habit]

[alphacat]

What BENFIT is there for invading syria thought?

Oil

I think in this case oil is actually secondary, or rather proximity to it since Syria is a relatively smaller producer.

I'll bet the House of Saud would love to see one of he two Shia-majority countries deballed though. That and many Muslims think Alawis (Assad's sect) are a little creepy.

[deadly_habit]

What BENFIT is there for invading syria thought?

Oil

I think in this case oil is actually secondary, or rather proximity to it since Syria is a relatively smaller producer.

I'll bet the House of Saud would love to see one of he two Shia-majority countries deballed though. That and many Muslims think Alawis (Assad's sect) are a little creepy.

If you want a good casual read on the region http://www.amazon.com/The-Saudis-Inside ... 0393324176

[ezza]

if we get involved and then Russia wanna attack us... are we fucked?

cus thats long

allow it cameron you wasteman

[deadly_habit]

if we get involved and then Russia wanna attack us... are we fucked?

cus thats long

allow it cameron you wasteman

If Russia gets involved in anything China will as well, and the west will be fucked if they call up their debts.

[Terpit]

I think 'not looking morally repugnant' is the main benefit tbh

[ezza]

if we get involved and then Russia wanna attack us... are we fucked?

cus thats long

allow it cameron you wasteman

If Russia gets involved in anything China will as well, and the west will be fucked if they call up their debts.

what dya mean?

i know nothing about this shit