Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The Reasoning Is MInd Boggling

Speaking in the Senate on Monday, John McCain said US President Barack Obama had been too soft on Damascus and cited moral and strategic obligations to help force the government of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, out of power.

The Republican, who stood against Obama for the presidency in 2008, said that helping arm the Free Syrian Army and other opposition groups would not be enough to "stop the slaughter of innocent civilians" and pave the way for democratic transition.

"Providing military assistance to the Free Syrian Army and other opposition groups is necessary. But at this late hour, that alone cannot be sufficient to stop the slaughter and save innocent lives," he said.

"The only realistic way to do so is with foreign air power."

McCain said the US should use its "full weight of air power" to crush Syria's year-long crackdown on dissent that has claimed thousands of civilian lives.

  alJazeera
Yes, air strikes won't cause any loss of civilian lives.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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