Praises to President Obama for asking Congress to approve an American intervention in the Syria Civil War. We need a national debate about this. I hope we ask the right questions.
How many Syrians died in the alleged chemical attack?
Who did the chemical attack?
Should Congress believe American intelligence on chemical warfare given its track records in Iraq and Afghanistan?
If the USA Military does intervene in Syria, what does it attack? We should not kill innocent civilians. We must punish those who ordered the chemical attack – if indeed that happened.
European, Russian and Middle East militaries could do this job. Where are they?
How do we keep a Syrian intervention evolving into the 2013 revival of Sarajevo 1914? How do we keep the intervention from escalating into a war with Russia and Iran?
Why can Israel have illegal atomic weapons but Iran cannot have atomic weapons and Syria cannot have chemical warfare? It would nice to have a national discussion about the Middle East above its basic hypocrisies of politics.
IN SUMMARY
Missile attacks on Syria run the risk of hurting a bunch of people who did not launch chemical attacks on Syrians. Obviously the Syrian government should not gas its own citizens. However, governments should not do a lot of things -- like not keep track of everyone's emails and phone calls. This is a job for the Hague Court.
THE CALL TO ACTION
Obviously the Syrian government should not be gassing its citizens, Obviously our missile strikes run the risk of doing more harm all the way around than good. Give to the Hague Court
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