Mitch McConnell and Senator McCain want Congress to authorize force against Syria. Romney and Santorum talk to Aipac, (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), apparently ready to start a war with Iran.
what eye thynk: Yeah, we see how well that worked in Iraq.
For the most part, the Middle East countries are ruled by a tribal mentality, ie. tribal loyalty trumps national unity every time. Our Western style rules don't work there. Witness the deterioration of the phony democracy we set up in Iraq. Witness the increased violence in Afghanistan as our withdrawal approaches. Witness how anti-US sentiment multiplies in the entire region every time we attempt to stick our nose into their business.
I'm not saying we should ignore social atrocities and allow nuclear weapons to proliferate; but we are not the boss of the world.
President Obama's measured approach of coalition building, encouraging other nations to take the lead and the pursuit of economic sanctions seems destined to reap better results with less loss of American lives and less stress on our fragile economy.
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