Join for free
Page 2 of 16 < 1 2 3 4 12 > Last »
fender's Avatar
fender
Chatterbox
fender is offline
SE England
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 6,286
fender is male  fender has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
08-04-2017, 08:15 PM
11

Re: Syrias Disappeared :The case against Assad

Originally Posted by Purwell ->
I'm old enough to remember Viet Nam and napalm, Agent Orange etc.
Trump is just a figure head for the American dream of taking over the World.
I doubt that's their agenda.
I think Trump made the correct decision on this particular issue tbh. Obama would have done sweet fa and just paid lip service.
Muddy's Avatar
Muddy
Chatterbox
Muddy is offline
UK
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 31,286
Muddy is female  Muddy has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
08-04-2017, 08:36 PM
12

Re: Syrias Disappeared :The case against Assad

Originally Posted by Purwell ->
I'm old enough to remember Viet Nam and napalm, Agent Orange etc.
Trump is just a figure head for the American dream of taking over the World.

Yeah right .
ruthio
Chatterbox
ruthio is offline
Southern UK
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 11,732
ruthio is female  ruthio has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
08-04-2017, 09:44 PM
13

Re: Syrias Disappeared :The case against Assad

This says it better than I can...

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/...-a7671846.html
Morticia's Avatar
Morticia
Chatterbox
Morticia is offline
England
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 13,924
Morticia is female  Morticia has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
08-04-2017, 11:12 PM
14

Re: Syrias Disappeared :The case against Assad

Originally Posted by Purwell ->
I'm old enough to remember Viet Nam and napalm, Agent Orange etc.
Trump is just a figure head for the American dream of taking over the World.
Whilst I don't think the American dream is to take over the whole world ... you do have a point.
After killing innocent civilians during an airstrike in Mosul not two weeks ago .. not to mention Trumps first military raid in January which killed 30 civilians in Yemen, including 10 women and children... I think he's a hypocrite of the highest order.

Assad might be a sod. But he's a sod within the confines of his own country with a clear mission.
I think Trump is a dangerous unhinged nut job looking for some world acclaim after the disastrous start to his presidency regarding internal affairs. I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him.

So we all cheer righteously over the bombing of a Syrian airfield.
What next?
Regime change?
Who gets Syria?
Where do the rebels and ISIS fit in? Perhaps Iraq's success story of the aftermath of Western intervention and their new clappy happy democracy will give the Syrians pointers.

I can understand why the West has made itself a target for terrorists and a breeding ground for any disaffected who resent Western interference.
Over here, some see the influx of Muslims as a threat.
I imagine anyone in the Middle East might justifiably feel the same with coalition bombing raids and our efforts to remove any of their leaders we don't like to ones we do.
AnnieS's Avatar
AnnieS
Chatterbox
AnnieS is offline
United Kingdom
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 18,420
AnnieS is female  AnnieS has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
08-04-2017, 11:31 PM
15

Re: Syrias Disappeared :The case against Assad

Am I the only one who thinks the World is in a mess?
Morticia's Avatar
Morticia
Chatterbox
Morticia is offline
England
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 13,924
Morticia is female  Morticia has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
08-04-2017, 11:35 PM
16

Re: Syrias Disappeared :The case against Assad

No...
AnnieS's Avatar
AnnieS
Chatterbox
AnnieS is offline
United Kingdom
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 18,420
AnnieS is female  AnnieS has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
09-04-2017, 12:03 AM
17

Re: Syrias Disappeared :The case against Assad

Originally Posted by Morticia ->
No...
phew!
Julie1962
Chatterbox
Julie1962 is offline
Surrey
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 42,846
Julie1962 is female  Julie1962 has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
09-04-2017, 02:05 PM
18

Re: Syrias Disappeared :The case against Assad

Originally Posted by Morticia ->
Whilst I don't think the American dream is to take over the whole world ... you do have a point.
After killing innocent civilians during an airstrike in Mosul not two weeks ago .. not to mention Trumps first military raid in January which killed 30 civilians in Yemen, including 10 women and children... I think he's a hypocrite of the highest order.

Assad might be a sod. But he's a sod within the confines of his own country with a clear mission.
I think Trump is a dangerous unhinged nut job looking for some world acclaim after the disastrous start to his presidency regarding internal affairs. I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him.

So we all cheer righteously over the bombing of a Syrian airfield.
What next?
Regime change?
Who gets Syria?
Where do the rebels and ISIS fit in? Perhaps Iraq's success story of the aftermath of Western intervention and their new clappy happy democracy will give the Syrians pointers.

I can understand why the West has made itself a target for terrorists and a breeding ground for any disaffected who resent Western interference.
Over here, some see the influx of Muslims as a threat.
I imagine anyone in the Middle East might justifiably feel the same with coalition bombing raids and our efforts to remove any of their leaders we don't like to ones we do.
Indeed and many of these countries have very long memories, I'm still told by Indians and Pakistanis how we treated them all those years ago. We've made enemies wherever we went and still haven't learned.
Tpin's Avatar
Tpin
Chatterbox
Tpin is offline
UK
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 16,130
Tpin is male  Tpin has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
09-04-2017, 02:36 PM
19

Re: Syrias Disappeared :The case against Assad

Originally Posted by Morticia ->
Whilst I don't think the American dream is to take over the whole world ... you do have a point.
After killing innocent civilians during an airstrike in Mosul not two weeks ago .. not to mention Trumps first military raid in January which killed 30 civilians in Yemen, including 10 women and children... I think he's a hypocrite of the highest order.

Assad might be a sod. But he's a sod within the confines of his own country with a clear mission.
I think Trump is a dangerous unhinged nut job looking for some world acclaim after the disastrous start to his presidency regarding internal affairs. I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him.

So we all cheer righteously over the bombing of a Syrian airfield.
What next?
Regime change?
Who gets Syria?
Where do the rebels and ISIS fit in? Perhaps Iraq's success story of the aftermath of Western intervention and their new clappy happy democracy will give the Syrians pointers.

I can understand why the West has made itself a target for terrorists and a breeding ground for any disaffected who resent Western interference.
Over here, some see the influx of Muslims as a threat.
I imagine anyone in the Middle East might justifiably feel the same with coalition bombing raids and our efforts to remove any of their leaders we don't like to ones we do.
Ask those Syrians that have been dislodged from their own country what they think of Trumps reaction......most would welcome it...at a guess.

Terrorist organisation's don't need a reason.
Julie1962
Chatterbox
Julie1962 is offline
Surrey
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 42,846
Julie1962 is female  Julie1962 has posted at least 25 times and has been a member for 3 months or more 
 
09-04-2017, 03:03 PM
20

Re: Syrias Disappeared :The case against Assad

Originally Posted by Tpin ->
Ask those Syrians that have been dislodged from their own country what they think of Trumps reaction......most would welcome it...at a guess.

Terrorist organisation's don't need a reason.
You are right but I am always quite conflicted as to who is the good guy and who is the bad guy. In many cases they are as bad as each other ! It's like just pick a side and when you are killing people IMO that's just not good enough.
 
Page 2 of 16 < 1 2 3 4 12 > Last »



© Copyright 2009, Over50sForum   Contact Us | Over 50s Forum! | Archive | Privacy Statement | Terms of Use | Top

Powered by vBulletin Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.