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Secretary of State John Kerry shown above with French President Laurent Fabius announced support from Saudi Arabia for military action against Syria based on evidence that Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons on Syrians in Damascus. He stated further that other Arab countries will sign a document casting blame on Assad for using such weapons, after a three-hour meeting with the Arab League in Paris. Well, whoopee! Of course, none of these called supporters will take the action that they expect the good old United States to spearhead--military strikes.
Forgive the sarcasm, readers, but understand it was done intentionally. This blogger sees no justification for the United States to stand at the forefront of a strategy that involves the use of our military equipment and/or military personnel. Let some other country lead the charge for once, if necessary. Although Nabil Elaraby, General Secretary of the Arab League, confirmed that several League members agreed to sign a denunciation, no specifics were provided. Hey, it's your region guys. How about "walking the talk" and ridding the Middle East of Bashar using whatever means you choose. The people of the United States are war weary and we have problems of our own to solve right here.
This blogger also fails to understand why political leaders can stand by and watch millions of people slaughtered by despots in Africa and do nothing but spring into action when Syria uses chemical weapons. Has this nation conveniently forgotten what Agent Orange did to the troops fighting in Viet Nam and denied it had harmful effects until enough pressure forced a confession? As the Beatles sang, "Speaking words of wisdom, let it be, let it be." It's time for America to adopt that mantra because we can't save the world.
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