Friday, June 15, 2012
Syria: Too close to "USS Israel"
I've been watching the BBC news which airs here at about 11:30 nightly. I'm deeply disturbed by images of the ongoing bombardment and slaughter in Homs and other cities. But I oppose the notion that the US should intervene there, an unlikely prospect anyway, as Syria is just a bit too close to the "USS Israel." Why did it take me only a few seconds' reflection to oppose the prospect of US military intervention? I can answer that in 10 points: 1. Last year's NATO intervention in Libya was less than a spectacular success. 2. The catastrophic, unconstitutional, immoral 2003 Iraq War, and its subsequent disastrous occupation. 3. The illegal, criminal 2001 US invasion of Afghanistan and the ongoing disastrous conflict/occupation in Af-Pak. 4. The current non-reported US war against Yemen. 5. The disastrous 1999 NATO bombing of Serbia/Kosovo. 6. The disastrous, murderous 1993 US invasion/intervention in Somalia, and it's present reincarnation. 7. The criminal, illegal US-led Guf War of 1991. 8. The disastrous, murderous US invasion and occupation of Panama, beginning in 1989. 9. The outrageous 1983 US invasion of tiny Grenada. 10. The spectacularly genocidal US war against Vietnam from 1961-1975. I'll address today's US saber-rattling directed against Iran at a later date. Anyone need any more reasons justifying my opposition to these US/NATO interventions?
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