US attacks Syria - 7 dead

[IAMX 3,055]

Then my suggestion is bomb every country in the ME and see where that gets you. Hence, you haven't thought the repercussions through, particularly destabilization and furthering anti-American sentiment when screwing up and bombing the wrong people. It makes no sense to ignore other nation's borders and just randomly bomb things. If they are "harboring terrorism", then declare war on the country outright. None of this sissy subtle sh!t.

[Amby 490]

Then my suggestion is bomb every country in the ME and see where that gets you. Hence, you haven't thought the repercussions through, particularly destabilization and furthering anti-American sentiment when screwing up and bombing the wrong people. It makes no sense to ignore other nation's borders and just randomly bomb things. If they are "harboring terrorism", then declare war on the country outright. None of this sissy subtle sh!t.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Then my suggestion is bomb every country in the ME and see where that gets you. Hence, you haven't thought the repercussions through, particularly destabilization and furthering anti-American sentiment when screwing up and bombing the wrong people. It makes no sense to ignore other nation's borders and just randomly bomb things. If they are "harboring terrorism", then declare war on the country outright. None of this sissy subtle sh!t.

You seem to be saying you're against the war on al Qaeda

Where were you on 9/11?

[IAMX 3,055]

Then my suggestion is bomb every country in the ME and see where that gets you. Hence, you haven't thought the repercussions through, particularly destabilization and furthering anti-American sentiment when screwing up and bombing the wrong people. It makes no sense to ignore other nation's borders and just randomly bomb things. If they are "harboring terrorism", then declare war on the country outright. None of this sissy subtle sh!t.

You seem to be saying you're against the war on al Qaeda

Where were you on 9/11?

So simply ignoring nations borders means you're against the war on al Quieda? Wow. I didn't know there was only one strategy. Thanks for the video, Amby.

"With us or against us", AJ?

Do you know how many ME countries HAVE al Quieda in them?

Edited October 27, 2008 by SRVT

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

When it comes to AQ (and only AQ), yes. With us or against us. The war against AQ should not be open for debate.

[Amby 490]

YW SRVT...I do what I can for our country

[IAMX 3,055]

When it comes to AQ (and only AQ), yes. With us or against us. The war against AQ should not be open for debate.

If "think before you act" is "against us", then against. If someone wants to force my hand in this manner, they will never get my support. If your mentality is those who think "terrorism" needs to be pursued in a different manner is against the U.S., and that al Quieda just needs to be bombed wherever we suspect them to be, regardless of other nations' borders, then evidently you never thought of the greater conflict this mentality is starting. I spent 2 days upon 9/11 being reactionary in the same manner you did. Thankfully, I got over it.

Again, why not outright declare war on a country you think is harboring al Quieda? They're not secretive, why should this country be?

Edited October 27, 2008 by SRVT

[mawilson 2,133]

Sovereign, shmovereign. No-one is sovereign until the United States says so.

Well, I wouldn't go that far but I certainly would say that if a nation harbors AQ, then their 'sovereignty' isn't worth jackshit.

Thanks to GWB and his little escapade in Iraq, we've forgotten all about 9/11 and AQ and the real war on terror. AQ did it, in case people forgot, and any country they're in is fair game.

That said, I'm not convinced that this really was about AQ. But if it was, then it's allright by me.

What if it's some other terrorist group, not AQ? They get a free pass?

I don't care if it's AQ or QA, if they are a threat - bomb the ####### out of them!

[HAL 9000 96]

Bomb the DQ.

[mawilson 2,133]

Bomb the DQ.

Dairy Queen?

[HAL 9000 96]

Bomb the DQ.

Dairy Queen?

Damn terrorists.

[SpiritAlight 1]

Bomb the DQ.

Dairy Queen?

Damn terrorists.

Nice.

[Otto 83]

Again, why not outright declare war on a country you think is harboring al Quieda? They're not secretive, why should this country be?

It'd be very naive to think countries harboring AQ are open about it. It is in every free-thinking country's benefit to seek out and disrupt/destroy groups such as AQ. This is a new age of warfare where borders are as transparent as the uniforms these animals wear.

Passive 'wait until they do something to us (or someone we care about)' mentality doesn't work - many right-thinking countries have decided to take the war to 'them.' Enough is enough!

[IAMX 3,055]

stupid and terrible...

How do you know? Sounds like there isn't enough details to know one way or the other. Learn the facts and then decide. Don't assume the USA is automatically the villian.

Maybe I should ask...why do you assume the USA is the villian? Yes indeed.

Hey look at this, almaty and I were right. Guess it wasn't so difficult after all to tell, same as usual. How does that crow taste?:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081028/ap_on_...l_syria_us_raid

US official: Raid on Syria killed leader of cell

SUKKARIYEH, Syria – A cross-border raid by U.S. special forces killed the al-Qaida-linked head of a Syrian network that smuggled fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq, an American counterterrorism official said Monday. Blood stained the earth in this border village as anguished Syrians buried relatives they said were killed in the U.S. helicopter attack Sunday. Some shouted anti-American slogans and carried banners reading "Down with Bush and the American enemy."

The operation targeted the home of Abu Ghadiyah, the nickname for the leader of a key cell of foreign fighters in Iraq, the U.S. official told The Associated Press from Washington. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive intelligence.

The U.S. Treasury Department has named Abu Ghadiyah as one of four major figures in al-Qaida's Iraq wing who were living in Syria.

U.S. authorities have said Abu Ghadiyah's real name is Badran Turki al-Mazidih, an Iraqi in his early 30s who served as al-Qaida in Iraq's head of logistics in Syria since 2004. His job included providing foreign fighters with passports, weapons, guides and safe houses as they slipped into Iraq and made their way to Baghdad and other major cities where the Sunni insurgency was raging.

Sunday's operation in Sukkariyeh, about five miles from the Iraqi border, came just days after the commander of U.S. forces in western Iraq called the Syrian border an "uncontrolled" gateway for fighters into Iraq and said efforts were being stepped up to secure it.

The raid was another sign the United States is aggressively launching military raids across the borders of Afghanistan and Iraq to destroy insurgent sanctuaries. In Pakistan, U.S. missile strikes have killed at least two senior al-Qaida operatives this year.

The Syrian government said Sunday's attack by four U.S. military helicopters targeted a civilian building under construction in Sukkariyeh shortly before sundown, and killed eight people, including four children.

However, local officials said seven men were killed and two people were wounded, including a woman. An AP reporter saw the bodies of seven men at the funerals Monday.

Amateur video taken by a villager on a cell phone Sunday showed four helicopters flying overhead as villagers pointed to the skies in alarm. The grainy images, viewed Monday by the AP, did not show the helicopters landing.

Another villager told the AP he saw at least two men taken into custody by U.S. forces, and whisked away by helicopter. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared for his life.

At the targeted building, the floor was bloodstained Monday, with abandoned tennis shoes scattered amid pieces of human flesh. A tent pitched near the site had bags of bread, pots and pans and wool blankets.

There was no visible security presence and visitors could move freely, a sign the normally tightly restrictive government wanted the damage seen.

About 30 women dressed in black wept in a small courtyard outside the home of Dawoud al-Hamad, who was killed in the bombing along with his four sons.

"They were innocent laborers who worked from dusk to dawn," said the man's wife, Rima. She said work at the construction site started last week.

And, of course, the killing of more innocents while ignoring sovereign borders will only fan the flames.

What am I saying. Let's spread freedom and Democracy. They'll accept us as liberators. Indeed.

Edited October 28, 2008 by SRVT

[Otto 83]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081028/ap_on_...l_syria_us_raid

US official: Raid on Syria killed leader of cell

"They were innocent laborers who worked from dusk to dawn," said the man's wife, Rima. She said work at the construction site started last week.

Well if Rima says 'they were innocent' I guess who are we to not believe her right?