[Excalibur]

Don't you American's listen to Greenday? "Bombs away is your punishment" (for existing).

I don't see how they work out that some people living in the middle of nowhere are terrorists. In fact, if one is, all people within a 100m radius must also be killed in case they are also terrorists...

Actually, Bush himself could be labelled a terrorist...(note that I do not support terrorists of whatever race)

[Kosh]

I think we all knew he was going to do something stupid like this either against Syria or Iran, possibly to try and force the next administration to expand the military adventure.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Well they needed to hit somewhere so they could claim to have fresh intelligence when they get Bin Laden right before the election.   

[BloodEagle]

Is it just me, or did that article not mention the President once?

[NGTM-1R]

Authorizing an attack on foriegn soil at a level below at least the Secretary of Defense is grounds to get yourself thrown in military prison for the rest of your life. (Hell, technically speaking getting shot is on the table, though I doubt it'd actually happen.) Nobody lower in the command structure then at least a three-star could even hope to make it stick.

I am unprepared to judge this action entirely unwarranted. Syria hasn't exactly cooperated, and if the operation was successful the grim truth is it probably saved quite a few Iraqi civilians.

...there's also the minor matter that the Syrian record on dealing with civilians is not too good, and if they had been cooperative, the bodycount probably would have been noticibly higher.

[Nuke]

i think we shoulda used nukes

[TrashMan]

Vote McCain.

Al Qaeda agrees with you.

Interesting article..However, ever heard of reverse psvchology?
Maybe they deliberately say they support McCain so people wouldn't vote for him, cause they fear him more than Obama?

We now return to our discussion in progress:

@Nuke - you would ALWAYS use nukes. For everything.

[General Battuta]

Vote McCain.

Al Qaeda agrees with you.

Interesting article..However, ever heard of reverse psvchology?
Maybe they deliberately say they support McCain so people wouldn't vote for him, cause they fear him more than Obama?

We now return to our discussion in progress:

@Nuke - you would ALWAYS use nukes. For everything.

I, for one, frequently perform reverse psychology on private, password-locked message boards.

[Scuddie]

Maybe they deliberately say they support McCain so people wouldn't vote for him, cause they fear him more than Obama?

This has already happened.

Give McCain some credit.  He pulled that off all by himself .

[chief1983]

Perhaps the Syrians were at a funeral?  I wonder how certain they were that their man was there, I bet it wasn't over 51%.

Watch Eagle Eye

[Bobboau]

so did Bush personally order this strike, because if not what is the point of the title.

[Kosh]

so did Bush personally order this strike, because if not what is the point of the title.

Even if he personally didn't, someone in his administration must have. The buck ultimately stops with him.

[Nuclear1]

so did Bush personally order this strike, because if not what is the point of the title.

Even if he personally didn't, someone in his administration must have. The buck ultimately stops with him.

Military does run its own show too occasionally.

Ever consider that not everything is a US government conspiracy?

[Mongoose]

Ever consider that not everything is a US government conspiracy?

It's GenDisc...why would you suggest a silly thing like that?

[karajorma]

Military does run its own show too occasionally.

Ever consider that not everything is a US government conspiracy?

Frankly I find the idea that the military can decide to just fly into another country and start shooting stuff a much more worrying prospect than if Bush ordered it.

[Colonol Dekker]

We won't need to worry about Bush in a few months...........  Unless the iluminati get involved.

[karajorma]

Which is why I'm worried by the attitude of people who seem to want to say that this is just the military acting the way the military should. Bush will be gone in a few months. If this was a unilateral attack from the military without government oversight then those people will still be around, regardless of whoever wins.

Now can you imagine the ****storm that will ensue when the so-called terrorists are thought to be in Iran?

so did Bush personally order this strike, because if not what is the point of the title.

I rejected the title America Decides It Hasn't Caused Enough Trouble In The Middle East since I felt it would yet again get me accused of Anti-Americanism. If you want I can change it.

But if this wasn't Bush's orders and he thought it was a bad idea he can immediately sack or punish the person who ordered it. Otherwise it is his responsibility.

[NGTM-1R]

Military does run its own show too occasionally.

Authorizing an attack on foriegn soil at a level below at least the Secretary of Defense is grounds to get yourself thrown in military prison for the rest of your life. (Hell, technically speaking getting shot is on the table, though I doubt it'd actually happen.) Nobody lower in the command structure then at least a three-star could even hope to make it stick.

Then they were total friggin' morons.

[BloodEagle]

I rejected the title America Decides It Hasn't Caused Enough Trouble In The Middle East since I felt it would yet again get me accused of Anti-Americanism. If you want I can change it.

How about 'Trouble in the Middle East, Bush Accused of Terrorism'?

[Flipside]

Bush is President of a country, if he is not to be held responsible for its actions towards other countries, then what is the point of his title?