Looks Like We Get To Bomb Syria?

[aeropb]

Fascinating. The Rebublicans are supporting POTUS in his war endeavor more so than the Democrats. Fascinating.

Good men won't stand idly by while civilians are repeatedly gassed.

 

[Shootin 4 Fun]

Good men won't stand idly by while civilians are repeatedly gassed.

********! Our government is not "good men" they are representatives of us, We The People, and we do not want this war. Crazy-ass Muslims are killing each other, leave them be.

 

[KOPBET]

Million dollar bombs on ramshackle buildings with human shields and shot out war relics. That'll teach 'em.

 

[Shadowrider]

Rep. Duncan Hunter said Tuesday that President Obama would be breaking the law and even inviting impeachment if he went ahead with strikes on Syria after a congressional rejection. “I think he’s breaking the law if he strikes without congressional approval,” Mr. Hunter, a California Republican, told The Washington Times. “And if he proceeds without Congress providing that authority, it should be considered an impeachable offense.”

“If we’re going to authorize the use of force, and we do strike Syria, we need to go all in, 100 percent, hell-bent on setting them back a decade when it comes to their weapons capability, period. There can be no half-measures,” Mr. Hunter said.

And Mr. Hunter is correct. Do it right or don't do it at all. My vote is don't do it at all. Assad is fighting Al Qaeda and winning. We can wait.

And I hope Mr. Hunter is willing to draft articles of impeachment himself. It'd be pretty ironic that they came from commiefornia.

 

[KOPBET]

Good men won't stand idly by while civilians are repeatedly gassed.

You mean, like Saddam's Iraq?

 

[Spata]

Here is a list of the US assets in the area:

USS Nimitz - Nimitz-class super-carrier

Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (VFA-154) "Black Knights" with F/A-18F Super Hornets

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) "Death Rattlers" with F/A-18C Hornets

Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) "Blue Diamonds" with F/A-18C Hornets

Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) "Argonauts" with F/A-18E Super Hornets

Electronic Attack Squadron 142 (VAQ-142) "Gray Wolves" with EA-6B Prowlers

Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 (VAW-117) "Wallbangers" with E-2C Hawkeyes

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6 (HSC-6) "Screamin' Indians" with MH-60S

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 75 (HSM-75) "Wolf Pack" with MH-60R[5]

Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 Detachment 3 (VRC-30) "Providers" with C-2A Greyhounds



USS Kearsarge - Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

6 AV-8B Harriers

22 V-22 Ospreys

6 SH-60F/HH-60H ASW helicopters



USS San Antonio - San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock

USS Princeton - Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser

USS William P Lawrence - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Stockdale - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Shoup - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Stout - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Gravely - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Mahan - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Barry - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Ramage - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer

and at least 1 Ohio Class ballistic missile submarine

 

[uncle money bags]

Here is a list of the US assets in the area:

USS Nimitz - Nimitz-class super-carrier

Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (VFA-154) "Black Knights" with F/A-18F Super Hornets

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) "Death Rattlers" with F/A-18C Hornets

Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146) "Blue Diamonds" with F/A-18C Hornets

Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) "Argonauts" with F/A-18E Super Hornets

Electronic Attack Squadron 142 (VAQ-142) "Gray Wolves" with EA-6B Prowlers

Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 (VAW-117) "Wallbangers" with E-2C Hawkeyes

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6 (HSC-6) "Screamin' Indians" with MH-60S

Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 75 (HSM-75) "Wolf Pack" with MH-60R[5]

Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 Detachment 3 (VRC-30) "Providers" with C-2A Greyhounds



USS Kearsarge - Wasp-class amphibious assault ship

6 AV-8B Harriers

22 V-22 Ospreys

6 SH-60F/HH-60H ASW helicopters



USS San Antonio - San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock

USS Princeton - Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser

USS William P Lawrence - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Stockdale - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Shoup - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Stout - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Gravely - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Mahan - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Barry - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
USS Ramage - Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer

and at least 1 Ohio Class ballistic missile submarine

Thats all? meh.

 

[Spata]

Thats all? meh.

Thats more than they had for benghazi.

 

[gl55]

we are led by boobs and whores.

I think boobs and whores would be an upgrade to what we have in Washington.

 

[Riley]

Just to add some interesting perspective;

http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/09/obama_tosses_syrian_hot_potato_into_republicans_laps.html

Sorry if the link doesn't work, cut and paste it and it's good.

The cliff notes are that the author thinks the attacks are likely as anything "false flag" ops by the rebels to leverage US military power against the regime. Seems plausible in an asymmetric warfare sense. he has some other interesting stats that we seem not to hear much about these days as well.