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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45
The Saudis and Qataris have been arming the rebels for the past few years.
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Insufficient weapons. Criticism should start with those who are cost controlling while waiting for the world's policeman to take charge.
We have one obligation. To provide defensive forces for our friends. Especially our friends who are the border states of Jordan and Turkey.
The world (and therefore the US) only has an obligation when the local 'powers that be' screw it up. That obligation does not yet exist.
A best example of how to do this was by Clinton in Bosnia. Until deaths are large enough to even concern a hardass (ie me), Syria's war remains a local issue. It is only getting worse because the local 'powers that be' are not yet criticized (even in the Cellar) for their inactions.
It is their problem. It becomes our future problem if WE are not overtly critical now of their inactions. Nobody is discussing a major problem - near zero weapons and aid from neighboring countries.