US Airstrikes Underway in Syria

So how many of the allies signed on to this decision? How many again? 

How long did Trump take considering this action? Not long because the fake "trigger" event did not happen that long ago. There was no need to make a snap action like this, none...there was no pressing issue, no immediate domestic threat that warranted this decision.

Trump made a dictatorial decision without consulting congress and without an immediate pressing need, it was right out of the playbook of Bush I and Bush II

It was a ruse.

Part of a plan to distract Russia and its Syrian ally from an assault Assad’s government.....It worked brilliantly....... Pentagon officials on Saturday said they faced little resistance to their targeted attack..

In that argument an action that can potentially destroy the world in an effort to engage with the largest holder of nuclear weapons (Russia) should be engaged in some dialogue with congressional republicans at least as to the exactly what we are doing if we’re going to blow 50 million on a lesson against Syrian government backed by Russia.

unless this was just a big show for a demonstration of what the capabilities of the sa400 in Russia media “ the defense system held and responded as it should until it was overwhelmed and then could not keep up with the incoming middle count. 

Auto correct Missles- middles 

Darkhorse, You "got this",  You can do this! Just put your thoughts into words. Don't let your lack of knowledge re: constitutional matters hold you back. Maybe Khizr Kahn can help you out?

I read natures post, i enjoy his contributions the the political forum. I dont agree with him lol, but i do appreciate his opinion. 

Hockey Puck just needs to get his penny in .[image from unapproved source]

Speaking of pennies..donate your "two cents worth", in your own words....like nature did.

I know exactly why the strike is not in violation of the constitution. After you post your reasoning ill quote the article, section and clause supporting mine. 

Now back to Slims' request....

The opinions I miss are sheik mattbrot and club dirt. But every opinion as long as it is true to the one delivered has merits to me I read a heck of lot more than I post. 

There is no altruistic/ democratic/ Christian/ Conservative/ American solution for ANYTHING in this region, there is no soft way of dealing with the root issues there....which is religious based. 

The crimes are awful, no question about it and have been for centuries irregardless of leader or which party had control of the POTUS and congress. There is no way we can resolve the issues there because they root deeper than politics.

So while Saddam was terrible at least he kept the root problems under control and now we see what happens when you remove a dictator who crushes the religious fighting, then the extremist get to start attacking their enemies and more people die, the country infrastructure crumbles and much worse damage taking much longer to repair ensues.

Given that it is a FACT we have never stopped the religious fighting in that part of the world, what else is there left to do? Do we remove a dicator like we did in Iraq and burn trillions of dollars and millions of lives so now the religious groups can form their own power bases and fight each other until the end of the world? Is that a solid solution? Is a solution that we try and occupy these places and force democracy on them and kill millions of US soldiers, many trillions of dollars and millions of civilians?

I'd take the approach which does the LEAST damage and gives the greatest chance at freedoms possible and scrap the altruistic democratic christian whatever approach which NEVER stands a chance and only does more harm. There is no way anyone can think that removing Assad will make things better...even if the guy is removed and the place is nuked, everyone dead all that does is give more real estate for the neighboring religious extremists to fight each other...because there is an endless flow of religious hate from country to country right there and it will never stop until the world is destroyed.