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In response to "Sure seemed bungled, But, I think that request for Congressional approval touched off an important debate we needed to have" by con_carne

The problem is sometimes, someone needs bombed.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka Joemetz) Sep 10 '13, 09:21

and not the mobile launchers filled with Privates who are given 2 options, be a war criminal or have everyone in the family die.....

the people who carried this out, this crime against humanity. The Syrian version of the Pentagon, at 2pm so you're not just killing a janitor working the overnight shift (thanks Aaron Sorkin for getting something exactly right) -- but maybe actual people actually responsible.

We instead have a history of making a proportional response not be close to proportional. We kill a few grunts on the ground when the guys who gave the orders sit back in their palaces, feet up. Solving nothing.

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Again, my problem is with the notion that it has to be up to the US every time this question comes up - con_carne Sep 10, 09:30 2
- America is for better and worse, the shining light in this world. - Will Hunting Sep 10, 09:35
- No one else has the resources + global reach to do this every time + it probably can't happen without US support + that's the price of saying - Roger More Sep 10, 09:34
The Ryan Doctrine from Tom Clancy is what you're saying I believe (and I agree 110%) -- nm - Beaker Sep 10, 09:22 2
- Ryan/Clark 2016 -- nm - Dr.Vermin Sep 10, 09:26 1
  - "The Vice President says that the Guatemalan situation has been ... contained." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 09:32

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