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Oct 31, 2008, 12:04 GMT
Al-Arabiya: Syria freezes ties with Iraq
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Let's have a little common sense on the subject. In the United States military, there is a chain of command. This only would have occurred if we were absolutely sure that the information was good, simply because sending in helicopters like that is a joint operation between branches, and it costs money. At that point, you can't mess up. We were also crossing the border. It makes no sense for a military operation to occur and just end up popping civilians. I do not believe they were civilians.
OFC, if you are killed by US army then you must be a bad guy using weapons of mass destruction and aiming at destroying all democracy. It's not that US is aiming for world domination, they are only killing bad guys and protecting all of us around this world from savages.
what does it mean that they 'freeze' ties? Is that good or bad or indifferent for the two countries? Is that bad for the U.S.? I too believe it was a military operation that did not target or kill civilians. As much as foreign countries want to make us (U.S.) seem like savage killers, deep down the world knows the US is good, they just like taking a shot at number one.
Syria may well respond by expelling 1/2 million or so refugees back to Iraq. Let the US and Iraq feed and support them. Maybe then they wouldn't have so many Dollars to be attacking neutral parties. The next time US needs help in Lebanon they may wonder if Bush's attack were worth it.
Seems Bush is trying to provoke a massive war in the Middle East. Then just maybe he can start a big enough war to deflect voters from the economy issue. Expect him to bomb Iran next?
Sam, you are AWESOME!
Lets have a little common sense. There will always be and has been civilian causalities in a war. More civilians are killed in wars then the people doing the actual fighting. And in my humble opinion war makes murderers of both sides no matter who thinks their fight is righteous.
I find the timing of this rather suspicious. After all this time in Iraq and constant accusations against Syria, we suddenly decide to attack them
just before the US elections? If I seem cynical, it's because I am.
I've been lied to too many times not to be.
Whether the people of world protest against them or be happy,these American are self appointed custodian of Democarcy and world police.For them their is no international rule,no Human right question and no question of Sovereignty of other.These American are above all laws.They have coined such a word TERRORISM that by the virtue of this word they have unlimited,unquestionable and suprem rights to attack any where.Where it is Iraq,pakistan,syria or Somalia.The international laws and international organisations are for the Youth of Muslims and Muslims world to face charges and Embargo.These American believe in one idiom'MIGHT IS RIGHT'.Let see when Muslims countries would powerfull enough to stop this might is right theory of American.
John
Unfortunately that type of common sense leads to blow back, i.e. 9/11. We are in year 7 for the war on terror and Al Queda is in better shape then we started. Its easy to talk about civilian causulties when our homes and families are not being destroyed.
BEN-- How do you know we were correct in what we did? We went into Iraq spending billions upon billions of dollars and thousands of lives on both sides on BAD and INCORRECT INTELLIGENCE!!!! Are you stupid or just brain washed to think our government doesn't make mistakes or is a brutal regieme. If you don't beleive we are ask any native American Indian and I'm sure he will let you know how brutal our gornment can be...oh I forgot they're almost inpossible to find anymore!!!
Brillant! Bush is instigating this in hopes that of retaliation on U.S. soil. The only way for McCain to win an election is a large terrorist act on U.S. soil before Novemeber 4th.
Makes sense?
All they had to do was look out the helicopter window and they would have seen 'Syria' printed on the ground on the opposite side of the dotted line from 'Iraq.'
How long does it take the Syrians and Pakastanis to collect all of these civilian bodies?
Follow the path West from Fallujah, and find out where the attackers are coming from....
Common sense is to just close your eyes and believe that the decision to attack inside the borders of another country without notice to be correct? And are you saying that suddenly *now* our intelligence information is correct? I do remember a time when we were wrong once, big time. So if the US government is reporting that we killed or wounded 1 Al-Queda (I might be off on that number) and Syria is reporting 8 innocent civilians killed, did we reall do ourselves any favor in attacking Syria?
Thats right, 1 al-queda at a cost of 7 or 8 civilians. It must be ok to blow up an entire store because someone is there robbing it.
When has war been ever effective in combating terrorist groups? I believe never. We should look at how England handled the IRA. Try them, convict them, and jail them. Stop banktruping this country with perpetual war please that creates more terrorist. PLEASE!
Its about time we did this, When you have information where a terrorist is you need to go after them where ever it might be. Way to go GW
I can not believe some of these comments.
The fact is these terrorists are seeking and receiving a safe haven in these bordering countries. Launching cross border attacks into Iraq and Afghanistan, and then retreating back across the border to plan the next attack, guerrilla warfare. I cannot understand how some people, American or not, can associate this war as an assault on there Muslim faith. Mohammad Allam, Faith has nothing to do with it. I have witnessed Al Qaeda members use mosques as a safe harbor to fight from, knowing full well that we, the Americans, would not bomb the mosque. It demonstrated to me that nothing is sacred to these terrorists. They are fighting for their own agenda and care nothing of the local people. Is America supposed to sit back and just turn a blind eye to these facts? Are American soldiers just supposed to sit back and die? I chuckled at the comment that we Americans are self appointed custodians of Democracy, well buddy, please step up to the plate, Americans are going to defend what we view is right. And last time I checked I didn’t see Mohammad Allam fighting against tyranny and oppression. I didn’t see Mohammand Allam fighting and freeing a country from a man who beat, raped, tortured and enslaved his people? So I invite you to put you words to work, you get out there on the line and fight the Somalia war lords who rape, torture and murder people, fight the insurgents who are attacking Iraqis and Americans. The fact is you don’t have the testicular fortitude to do so. Anyone who says this attack was a plot or is in someway used to deter from the economic situation is an idiot. The attack was a simple statement to Syria clean up your own back yard.
To True American
Dear,What you say is not right.This is certainly faith based war.Can you answer some of my questions.If you answer honestly i will think that Honestly is still prevailed.
Q1. Who tarined this Al-Qeida In Afghanistan?
Q2.When these Alqedist were fighting and killing Russian ,Why you called them Jihadist?Why not terrorist?When they are fighting with you why they terrorist?Why not they Jihadist?
Q3.Are Abu gharib And Guantamao not more brutal concentration camp?In this term what are difference between you and Afghani war lord and Somali?
Q4.Why not an international inquery into 9/11 attack.may be truth will come like the false intellegnce case of Iraq.
Q5.Why in double standard in dealing.No solution in case of palestine but running into Iraq to plant democarcy?
In truely i say that a nation like you was great which fought for human values but for some years it gave world nothing but a culture of war.Can any peace loving nation accept this sitution of world.In the past the common muslim had nothing to do Alqaeda and in present and in future they have not sympathy.you have created them ,you tacle them.
I see 'Self Defense.' Our occupation of Iraq is legal because we took out a 'bad guy'. We have to invade Syria to defend ourselves in Iraq. Perfect sense! I will not feel safe until Syria is under U.S. control; You?
I believe this is the same talk in Germany that started WWII.
'I chuckled at the comment that we Americans are self appointed custodians of Democracy, well buddy, please step up to the plate, Americans are going to defend what we view is right. And last time I checked I didn’t see Mohammad Allam fighting against tyranny and oppression'
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