By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
TheJimbo1234 on 03 September 2013
Edit Thread
the2real4mafol said:
TheJimbo1234 said:
PDF said:

I know there are many Syria threads already but this one has more to do with Iran.  Is the real goal to send a message to Iran about their nuclear program or is it really about chemical weapons?

An attack will send a clear message to Iran that when we say all options on the table we mean it.  Giving strength to the threat of military action.  While not attacking will make the US look like we are bluffing.

or is this really about Syria crossing the red line of using chemical weapons?   Maybe a mix of both.

Also if it is about Iran will it work to strengthen the threat or only strengthen their resolve to get a nuke.  

 

  currently taking a non proliferation class and have to write a a paper.


It has nothing to do with Iran - Iran have actually stated that whom ever used chem weapons needs to be punished.

Thing is, chemical weapons are potentially far worse wmd than nuclear due to size and ease of production. The USA realise that no one should ever be allowed to use such things as once it goes unpunished, the lid is off and all hell will break loose.

Except the US of course. It seems only they can get away with using such weapons. Remember agent orange or napalm? 


Napalm is an incendiary, not a chemical weapon, and agent orange was used for defoliage and never meant to be used on people. If they wanted to use chem weapons, they would have dropped VX gas. That would have won them the war easily....but been probably the worst genocide since the concentration camps.

 

LiquorandGunFun said:

i hope not. i think this is one area the US needs to stay out of. of course prez dingle barry and the other dumb fucks in charge think different. the US should NEVER be on the side of al qaeda.

Eh ? What?

FIrst off, are you saying when peopel break the geneva convention and commit war crimes, we should ignore them?

Secondly, what the hell are you on about with Al Qaeda?!?!?! Newsflash, if Syrian forces didn't use it, then rebels did. This means Al Qaeda ALREADY have seized control of some of Assads chem weapons!!! HOW IS THAT NOT WORSE?! In such a situation, you would have to destory every stockpile to ensure no more fell into terroist hands.