polgara
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Polgara if I stated that I understood this administration's thinking on this, I would be lying. It makes no sense to me. Instead of threatening to bomb the country it would have been nice for this administration to announce a big humanitarian effort for the refugees that have fled Syria. When someone flees to another country, it isn't that easy to get protection or aid. Many of these folks are anti-American. It would be an excellent time to show them kindness in their time of need. Our military could be dropping food and supplies into these refugee camps And I mean do it personally and not by having Congress pass a bill allowing funds to be sent to countries like Turkey or Jordan to provide assistance. The people never find out it was U.S. tax dollars that supplied for their needs. By being visible on the scene, I believe it would go a long way in changing the hearts and minds who tend to hate us.
Excellent post! :thumbs:
I have suggested that it might be nice for us to provide aid instead of killing them...especially the women and children! I like your idea of sending food directly to the people, too. I would hope that it might make a difference in their opinion of us, especially the children. Maybe not, but what we're doing isn't making us more popular, either.