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Originally posted by neo96
reply to post by nenothtu
Are you seriously claiming that the US has already invaded Syria?
Are you kidding me ?
That is what you said.
Iran has infiltrated lots of places covertly, but not an invasion one. By your standards of what constitute an invasion, the US has already invaded Syria.
Remember saying this ?
REMEMBER ?
Are you claiming this as an "Iranian invasion of Syria?" Alliances are invasions now?
What ?
Forget this comment again ?
Iran has infiltrated lots of places covertly, but not an invasion one. By your standards of what constitute an invasion, the US has already invaded Syria.
So which way is it ?
Covert actions are invasions or not ?
Alliances invasions or not ?
I dunno - I suppose the Syrians ought to be able to make the rules as to who is "allowed" into their own country. I think the US has no business there even if we got a golden engraved invitation, and I don't care who else IS there. It's not our fight, and not our problem. We have troubles enough of our own we ought to be addressing, rather than going over there to tell someone else how to run their own damned country.
Then go tell Russia,China,Iran,Saudi Arabia,Turkey, Qatar,UK,France,and the US, and every other country to get out of Syria.
I have higher standards than continuing this big bad America is evil crap and giving a free pass to everyone else.
I am sitting a new standard of moving on to a better conversation that is worth having because this one isn't.edit on 26-8-2013 by neo96 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by sealing
The absolute last thing Obama wants is a war.
How could I forget saying it? It's the entire basis of my question to you, which you have not yet answered. You bolded the wrong part, however - you should have bolded "BY YOUR STANDARDS" They are not MY standards - I'm not claiming the US has invaded Syria. I'm trying to find out if YOU are making that claim. After all, we are discussing YOUR standards of what constitutes an invasion. YOU are the one who listed several alleged Iranian invasions of foreign countries, not me. Just answer the question - it's pretty simple. Yes or no will do.
According to what I wrote there, they are not. Therefore I don't believe they are. We are trying to determine what YOU think constitutes an "invasion", though, so that we can determine how you arrived at the fantasy conclusion that the Iranian "invasions" you listed are indeed invasions in your own mind
In addition, Saudi Arabia and Iran – as competitors for regional hegemony – supported Afghan militias hostile towards each other.[44] According to Human Rights Watch, Iran assisted the Shia Hazara Hezb-i Wahdat forces of Abdul Ali Mazari, as Iran attempted to maximize Wahdat's military power and influence.[42]
I asked you first. Answer it.
Why? What business is it of mine who Syria chooses to do business with? What right have I to determine that for Syria? It's not MY country to throw anyone out of.
That is not "standards", that's patriotic blinders. Poking around in other nations' business is evil defined, yet you seem to be supporting our intervention where it is neither needed nor wanted, just because it's our country doing it.
I believe you are right in that assessment - cutting and running is likely to be your best option here.
Invaded Iraq to fight Americans, Invaded Afghanistan to fight the Russians in the 80's Invaded Afghanistan to fight the Americans in the 00's. Invaded Syria to fight them evil rebels. Invaded Lebanon to fight them evil zionist's. Of course some people don't call that 'invading' which it is.