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Subject: Assad Forces Douse Syrian Rebels With Nerve Gas

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-Will It Drive U.S. Intervention?

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Just after reports of a government airstrike on a bakery in the rebel-held town of Halfaya, which killed more than 60 Syrians waiting for bread provisions, new reports are that poisonous gas has been used on rebels. Some are beginning to wonder if this will prompt U.S. intervention

Al Jazeera reported Sunday that those fighting under Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime used nerve gas on rebel forces. David Axe for Wired's Danger Toom reported that if this is true and he says "that's a huge if" - then it could come with "serious implications from the rest of the world."


Do you think this make the U.S. step in and if so, how will they intervene?

  • 12.24.2012 5:12 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.

It will probably lead to increased intervention, much like Libya, but not on the level of Afghanistan or Iraq.

Also, inb4 idiotic anti-American conspiracy theories.

  • 12.24.2012 5:13 PM PDT
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All major world powers should be doing something to curb this.

  • 12.24.2012 5:13 PM PDT

Nahman Jayden, Eff bee eye. I herd that you're the origammy killah...

Damned if we do, Damned if we don't.
Let them fight their own civil war. We should focus on ourselves, not some third world -blam!-hole.

  • 12.24.2012 5:14 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.


Posted by: chronicaddict420
All major world powers should be doing something to curb this.


"Bad Assad! Bad!" will be the global response. Oh, and if America doesn't intervene it will be, "Geez, America! Why didn't you help them!"

  • 12.24.2012 5:14 PM PDT

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Who cares if it drives US intervention? US intervention alone isn't the issue: this is nerve gas, it falls under the category of WMDs. It could drive people from all across the globe to get involved-most nations hate it when chemical warfare starts to go down. Nobody wants to see the situation turn this way...

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It's not the US' fight. Stay out of it.

  • 12.24.2012 5:15 PM PDT

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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
My problems [with Reach] are basically just full parties, mlg, and people who go out of their way not to get killed.


Posted by: Mister Blargman
Who cares if it drives US intervention? US intervention alone isn't the issue: this is nerve gas, it falls under the category of WMDs. It could drive people from all across the globe to get involved-most nations hate it when chemical warfare starts to go down. Nobody wants to see the situation turn this way...


Yeah... look at all that support for the overthrowing of Saddam Hussein. Oh wait...

  • 12.24.2012 5:15 PM PDT

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Tyrannical dictator vs. terrorists with AQ affiliation

If anything, America should be kicking back with a bowl of popcorn.

  • 12.24.2012 5:16 PM PDT

Nahman Jayden, Eff bee eye. I herd that you're the origammy killah...


Posted by: Viper Skills

Posted by: chronicaddict420
All major world powers should be doing something to curb this.


"Bad Assad! Bad!" will be the global response. Oh, and if America doesn't intervene it will be, "Geez, America! Why didn't you help them!"
My point exactly. Damned if we do, damned if we don't. We can never win, can we?

  • 12.24.2012 5:17 PM PDT

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Oh Jesus, that place is never going to change. We should just pull out of the Middle East all together and let that region go to hell.

  • 12.24.2012 5:18 PM PDT

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Goat was famous. Irie was infamous. Gh0st was FaMaS.

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Typical Waypoint post.
no it's "its got to go" you wouldn't say the "it is got to go" would you?


Posted by: theHurtfulTurkey
Tyrannical dictator vs. terrorists with AQ affiliation

If anything, America should be kicking back with a bowl of popcorn.
Ignoring the hundreds of thousands of civilians caught between them?

But hey, this is exactly the sort of shortsightedness I expect from the Flood.

  • 12.24.2012 5:18 PM PDT

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Posted by: theHurtfulTurkey
Tyrannical dictator vs. terrorists with AQ affiliation

If anything, America should be kicking back with a bowl of popcorn.
Ignoring the hundreds of thousands of civilians caught between them?

But hey, this is exactly the sort of shortsightedness I expect from the Flood.


Joke


Your head

  • 12.24.2012 5:19 PM PDT

Posted by: aBlueBookshelf
Goat was famous. Irie was infamous. Gh0st was FaMaS.

My stats in Halol 4

Typical Waypoint post.
no it's "its got to go" you wouldn't say the "it is got to go" would you?


Posted by: theHurtfulTurkey

Posted by: Gh0st is Bad

Posted by: theHurtfulTurkey
Tyrannical dictator vs. terrorists with AQ affiliation

If anything, America should be kicking back with a bowl of popcorn.
Ignoring the hundreds of thousands of civilians caught between them?

But hey, this is exactly the sort of shortsightedness I expect from the Flood.


Joke


Your head
If you honestly thought that was funny, you should get your head checked.

  • 12.24.2012 5:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: OdorousLicense3
Oh Jesus, that place is never going to change. We should just pull out of the Middle East all together and let that region go to hell.


Pull out of the Middle East and take our money back so they can hate us for free!

  • 12.24.2012 5:20 PM PDT

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Posted by: theHurtfulTurkey

Posted by: Gh0st is Bad

Posted by: theHurtfulTurkey
Tyrannical dictator vs. terrorists with AQ affiliation

If anything, America should be kicking back with a bowl of popcorn.
Ignoring the hundreds of thousands of civilians caught between them?

But hey, this is exactly the sort of shortsightedness I expect from the Flood.


Joke


Your head
If you honestly thought that was funny, you should get your head checked.


You should get your jimmies checked.

  • 12.24.2012 5:20 PM PDT


Posted by: VitalHalofreak
Damned if we do, Damned if we don't.
Let them fight their own civil war. We should focus on ourselves, not some third world -blam!-hole.


It gives them real life training and experience.

  • 12.24.2012 5:22 PM PDT

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Posted by: Viper Skills

Posted by: Mister Blargman
Who cares if it drives US intervention? US intervention alone isn't the issue: this is nerve gas, it falls under the category of WMDs. It could drive people from all across the globe to get involved-most nations hate it when chemical warfare starts to go down. Nobody wants to see the situation turn this way...


Yeah... look at all that support for the overthrowing of Saddam Hussein. Oh wait...

Except for the part where that was the suspicion of possession of WMDs by the US. This is what appears to be confirmed use of chemical weapons. Very different scenarios.

  • 12.24.2012 5:24 PM PDT
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We all wear masks and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing our own skin.

Let those idiots kill each other off civilian by civilian.

  • 12.24.2012 5:24 PM PDT
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Yup.


Posted by: OdorousLicense3
Oh Jesus, that place is never going to change. We should just pull out of the Middle East all together and let that region go to hell.


Rational people have come to this conclusion long ago. We have nothing in common with these people, let's get the hell out.

[Edited on 12.24.2012 5:25 PM PST]

  • 12.24.2012 5:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: Viper Skills

Posted by: chronicaddict420
All major world powers should be doing something to curb this.


"Bad Assad! Bad!" will be the global response. Oh, and if America doesn't intervene it will be, "Geez, America! Why didn't you help them!"
And if America does intervene, the global response would be, "Damn it America, why did you get involved?"

It's a lose-lose situation.

[Edited on 12.24.2012 5:27 PM PST]

  • 12.24.2012 5:26 PM PDT


Posted by: VitalHalofreak
Damned if we do, Damned if we don't.
Let them fight their own civil war. We should focus on ourselves, not some third world -blam!-hole.


Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea... Yea, America only minds their own business.

  • 12.24.2012 5:27 PM PDT

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  • 12.24.2012 5:28 PM PDT
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Posted by: Mister Blargman

Posted by: Viper Skills

Posted by: Mister Blargman
Who cares if it drives US intervention? US intervention alone isn't the issue: this is nerve gas, it falls under the category of WMDs. It could drive people from all across the globe to get involved-most nations hate it when chemical warfare starts to go down. Nobody wants to see the situation turn this way...


Yeah... look at all that support for the overthrowing of Saddam Hussein. Oh wait...

Except for the part where that was the suspicion of possession of WMDs by the US. This is what appears to be confirmed use of chemical weapons. Very different scenarios.
Tell that to the Kurds living in Northern Iraq. They might point you towards a little event known as the Al-Anfal Campaign.

  • 12.24.2012 5:35 PM PDT

Nahman Jayden, Eff bee eye. I herd that you're the origammy killah...


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Posted by: VitalHalofreak
Damned if we do, Damned if we don't.
Let them fight their own civil war. We should focus on ourselves, not some third world -blam!-hole.


Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea... Yea, America only minds their own business.
I wasn't implying that we do. I'm simply saying we shouldn't jump into ANOTHER conflict we have no business in.

  • 12.24.2012 5:35 PM PDT

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