Syria
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- colin_s0
what's unfortunate is the idea of what intervention means in this day and age. due to the united states' (legitimately) tarnished reputation as a world leader in humanitarian efforts and the spreading of democracy etc etc., problems like syria become a notion of "how many more times must this happen?"
had the US not actually gone through with the bullshit wars of the past 10 years, i think the world would be a lot more open to a coalition stopping the genocidal mania of a madman against his own civilians. but now it becomes this international debate on politics, when really it should be governed by just the idea these people are dying of chemical weapons for no reason, and this asshole needs to be stopped.
however, because of haliburton & co, because of the indifference to humanity that capitalism binges on and the world trade that hangs in the balance, we're left debating among ourselves the likelihood and measurability of military action instead of just doing the right thing.
it's not that war is ever good, but we must recognize war is already happening, and a military intervention is all that will stop it. this man will only stop with death.
the US has surely fucked itself from here on out, and though it started with reagan, w bush will certainly be recognized as the one who fulfilled the demise of it all.