[GPSCC-chat] President Obama's statements on Syria conflict

[Spencer Graves]

Hello, All:


       I just posted a blog on "Intervening in Syria" to 
effectivedefense.org 
(https://sites.google.com/site/effectivedefenseorg/blog/intervening-in-syria). 
The first 84 of the 600 words are as follows:


The record of US military action since World War II raises serious 
questions about the wisdom of intervening in Syria today:


       1.  The rationale for interventions of this type has often been 
contradicted by information available later.


       2.  The claimed benefits of military force have routinely been 
overstated.


       3.  Mission creep is inevitable.


       4.  The risk of blowback is high and rarely evaluated.


       5.  Instead, we should push harder for deescalation. Violence 
begets violence, while democracy and rule of law are promoted by 
nonviolence.


       Comments welcomed.
       Spencer


On 8/31/2013 11:17 AM, Gerry Gras wrote:
>
> As Obama and Biden were walking back into the
> White House, someone asked "What if Congress
> disapproves?".  They kept walking.
>
> Gerry
>
>
> John Thielking wrote:
>> Just now on CNN Obama's speech was given where Obama stated:
>>
>> 1) He is authorizing a strike on Syria, but;
>>
>> 2) He will seek Congressional approval for a strike.
>>
>> John Thielking
>>
>>
>>
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