A Drive-By Shooting

   He didn't use those exact words, however, Secretary of State John Kerry seems to think the United States can intervene in another country's civil war militarily, and just walk away unscathed to resume everyday life. He is proposing in so many words, a drive by shooting.
     John Kerry seems to live in  La La land with the rest of the Obama administration. Obama has said this week to the media that he promises there will be no boots on the ground if the U.S gets involved in the Syrian civil war. He says it will be only a limited, calculated strike. Excuse me Mr President, but how can you make a promise like that? In no part of reality that I'm familiar with, can you send war ships to the coast of a country, launch a missile attack and be confident that there will be no retaliation or problems. At this point, the administration has little to no credibility in the public eye, after trying to cover up the incident in Benghazi Libya with lie, after lie, just a year ago.
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     Syria has been dominated by the Ba'ath socialist party since 1963, with the same president, Bashar al-Assad since 1971.
     The civil war started in 2011 when protesters took to the streets to demand the resignation of Assad and the Ba'ath party. The protesters consisted of defected solders and civilian volunteers. The protests evolved into an armed rebellion and the Syrian military was sent out to quell the uprising.
This situation has already turned into an international mess, with the Syrian government gaining support from Iran and Russia, and the rebel forces receiving weapons from Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
     So what does this have to do with the United States?    nothing.... however, President Obama  made a public statement one year ago stating, If chemical weapons were used, the United States would get involved. This brings us to August 23rd this year when YouTube videos began to surface of  the aftermath of a chemical weapons attack. President Assad was instantly blamed for using them on his own people. This in turn led  instantly to President Obama calling in the troops. This decided action by Obama has led to a public backlash of opposition which has caused Obama to hold off  and seek congress's approval before making any moves.
Which brings us back to the beginning. President Obama is going to bring to congress plans of a "quick" military strike against the Syrian military. This would not only put America on the side of Islamic extremists, but also put us at odds with Russia and Iran.
This is not our fight and if we get involved there is no winning outcome for us.
Mr. President, there is no such thing as a "quick" military strike! The American people don't want this. We should at least get our own house in order, before we poke our nose where it doesn't belong. -BDB (Google Images)