MaggieD
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My view on war is much like my view in regards to individual combat. If you take things off the board in regards to what you'll do to defend yourself, you're an idiot. If you expect that a real fight is going to be anything similar to a boxing or MMA match, you're an idiot. Sure, if America went to war with Britian then following the general "rules of war" makes sense to a point because there's a reasonable expectation that both sides will actually follow through fully (or mostly fully) with those rules (similar to the expectatoin of people following the rules in a boxing match or MMA match). However if you're talking about interactions with a country who you have no reasonable expectation that they're going to follow the rules then trying to go out of your way to handcuff yourself with rules while they do whatever is akin to trying to go into a fight on the street stating you're not going to draw a weapon, you're not going to hit below the belt, you're not going to bite, you're not going to knee their head if they're on the ground, etc. It's dumb.
The other problem is the culture in Syria as its not one that can support a rational leadership, they are getting the leadership their culture deserves and they will again.
Got it.
:screwy
In a world where our military is hog-tied by Rules of Engagement, your expectations are unrealistic.
It's really funny when the whole board knows I'm joking but you pretend I'm not!
Wait... I guess that means you got trolled. :shrug:
With no intentions on my part. :lamo
Teh. Your evidence for the "whole board" knowing this?
They expect new leadership to be functionally like Assad's but representing their group. There is only a very small minority that wants and understands a Western democracy type with individual rights for all, regardless of religion etc.Please elaborate on this.
They expect new leadership to be functionally like Assad's but representing their group. There is only a very small minority that wants and understands a Western democracy type with individual rights for all, regardless of religion etc.
They have the expectation that to win they need someone from their subculture to win the leadership.
An example is Afghanistan, or several African countries where there are competing tribes in one 'country'.
They expect new leadership to be functionally like Assad's but representing their group. There is only a very small minority that wants and understands a Western democracy type with individual rights for all, regardless of religion etc.
They have the expectation that to win they need someone from their subculture to win the leadership.
An example is Afghanistan, or several African countries where there are competing tribes in one 'country'.
Syria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe modern Syrian state was established after the First World War as a French mandate
I agree with this in most cases. We can chop off the head of the lead chicken and leave the rest of the coup which is not a problem alone. It isn't always the answer, and we may have to have at it with the entire country in a lot of cases still, but in today's world, it is an increasing scenario than it used to be.Assassinating one person is better than bombing a building and killing innocent bystanders.
By real do you mean perfect? What I'm indicating is that a culture that recognizes that individuals have rights and has a document that supports that and attempts to have a leadership choice base on some kind of 'election' is a democracy that is sufficient. If the majority of Syrians understood this there would be a chance for getting rid of Assad or his ilk.is there a real democracy in the world??
By real do you mean perfect? What I'm indicating is that a culture that recognizes that individuals have rights and has a document that supports that and attempts to have a leadership choice base on some kind of 'election' is a democracy that is sufficient. If the majority of Syrians understood this there would be a chance for getting rid of Assad or his ilk.
What I'm indicating is that a culture that recognizes that individuals have rights and has a document that supports that and attempts to have a leadership choice base on some kind of 'election' is a democracy that is sufficient. If the majority of Syrians understood this...
is the only criteria of democracy is election? if it were election ,no protestors would be coshed in no part of the world.....
is the only criteria of democracy is election? if it were election ,no protestors would be coshed in no part of the world.....
Weird... how do you suggest we make them understand?
Sometimes there isn't a way. Religious beliefs can get in the way to the point that even their religion has to change.
I have no ill will against you Harshaw... but sometimes
I think your inner dialogue is something like the Diane Rehm's show on NPR.
In many cases yes. What this comes down to is essentially Nation Building. It costs too much in many cases and takes more than a decade and can't be done in the current situation in Syria. Note that my position is that even if there is a successful revolution in Syria, the new leadership will soon function as a dictatorship with a subculture bias.Y a could... just... leavem alone.
I can't even imagine what you might mean by that. In any case, if you're going to play the "wounded innocent," at least do it in an instance where it wasn't you who did what you self-describe as "trolling," n'est-ce pas?
It's really funny when the whole board knows I'm joking but you pretend I'm not!
Wait... I guess that means you got trolled. :shrug:
With no intentions on my part. :lamo
Religious beliefs can get in the way to the point that even their religion has to change.
no...no..noo...
Actually if you carefully read my post:
I actually state that I did no trolling.
Yet you were trolled by a non trolling statement.
Thus you were trolled by no intention of my own.
I don't understand by what psychosomatic lapse you came to believe I am playing 'wounded' by any means.
By my post I imply that you 'fell on your own sword' loosely, as it were.
So you don't get it... just lay there... play possum dude. It's okay. Don't visit other websites... don't talk to young people either.
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