Reply to: Syria and the lack of action

[Old Hack]

I am wondering who exports the most arms to Syria, which they then use to kill their own citizens.

Strange that China and Russia object to UN interference.

I wonder...

[gingerjedi]

That’s a sign of the abject stupidity of Assad. They’ve got oil and gas and lots of sunshine; they could easily be self-sufficient in energy AND export oil, gas and electricity, but the place is run by a loony.

We get bucket loads of rain but our reservoirs are always empty, it's alright though cos' we've got Dave.

[NotAllThere]

...the US needs Syria to fall in order to attack Iran

I doubt it. The country is in such a mess that it's not going to have any significance on any attack on Iran. Now if the US had provoked this civil war, that would be another matter. I think your left-wing anti-US ideology is clouding your judgement.

[Paddy]

That is an excuse, they disregarded the UN before, when they went to Iraq. It's because Obama is looking for a second term, shameful.

WRS.

There are far more atrocities going on in the rest of the world not to mention that the US openly murders innocent Pakistani children on a daily basis with drone attacks.
Syria is the target because the US needs Syria to fall in order to attack Iran

[Scoobos]

China and Russia cannot countenance interventions on a country's right to be beastly to its own citizens. I wonder why?

Not just to their own citizens either.

[NotAllThere]

China and Russia cannot countenance interventions on a country's right to be beastly to its own citizens. I wonder why?

[Mich the Tester]

The Wiki says that they are expected to be a net importer of oil in 2012. High unemployment, high birth rate, once relied on oil exports ... everything sounds fine.

That’s a sign of the abject stupidity of Assad. They’ve got oil and gas and lots of sunshine; they could easily be self-sufficient in energy AND export oil, gas and electricity, but the place is run by a loony.

[TimberWolf]

There is oil in Syria. Not an awful lot, but there is oil; quite a lot of gas too.

The Wiki says that they are expected to be a net importer of oil in 2012. High unemployment, high birth rate, once relied on oil exports ... everything sounds fine.

[Mich the Tester]

Which part of "there's no oil in Syria" do you find difficult to understand?

There is oil in Syria. Not an awful lot, but there is oil; quite a lot of gas too.

[Mich the Tester]

There were some technical reasons that allowed them to do it, but the results were very bad and Obama made a lot of political capital on it.

Libya was a good example however that it can be done but this time Russia won't accept it, just shows how low the role of the country now is under Putin - come to think of it he did the same thing in Chechnya in 1999 and the West was silent: he certainly can see clear parallels so he is doing his best to protect his scumbag friends.

Be very careful of people who try to poke you with an umbrella!

[SupremeSpod]

I take it you won't be going back to Russia in the next few years.

Other than in a couple of diplomatic bags...

[eek]

There were some technical reasons that allowed them to do it, but the results were very bad and Obama made a lot of political capital on it.

Libya was a good example however that it can be done but this time Russia won't accept it, just shows how low the role of the country now is under Putin - come to think of it he did the same thing in Chechnya in 1999 and the West was silent: he certainly can see clear parallels so he is doing his best to protect his scumbag friends.

I take it you won't be going back to Russia in the next few years.

[AtW]

That is an excuse, they disregarded the UN before, when they went to Iraq.

There were some technical reasons that allowed them to do it, but the results were very bad and Obama made a lot of political capital on it.

Libya was a good example however that it can be done but this time Russia won't accept it, just shows how low the role of the country now is under Putin - come to think of it he did the same thing in Chechnya in 1999 and the West was silent: he certainly can see clear parallels so he is doing his best to protect his scumbag friends.

[russell]

Yes, but Putin is doing his best to protect his spiritual friend.

That is an excuse, they disregarded the UN before, when they went to Iraq. It's because Obama is looking for a second term, shameful.

[AtW]

Should there be some intervention?

Yes, but Putin is doing his best to protect his spiritual friend.