Massive use of chemical weapons in Syria, 1,429 killed including 426 children

[Ed Anger]

Nerd.

[DontSayBanana]

MINUS WILLIAM SHATNER.

[Razgovory]

Nerd.

I still like this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsPheErBj8

[jimmy olsen]

Playlist of videos by Brown Moses who has an excellent blog on the Civil War.

NSFW & NOT SAFE FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUGrW-SjjbU&list=PLPC0Udeof3T4NORTjYmPoNCHn2vCByvYG&index=1

[Duque de Bragança]

Even countries that didn't suffer during WWII, like Portugal weren't able to keep their colonial empires.  Decolonization was inevitable.  The war just helped it along.

With the Soviet Union, Red China or even the US supporting the insurgencies, decolonisation was inevitable indeed.

[Ideologue]

Even countries that didn't suffer during WWII, like Portugal weren't able to keep their colonial empires.  Decolonization was inevitable.  The war just helped it along.

With the Soviet Union, Red China or even the US supporting the insurgencies, decolonisation was inevitable indeed.

What if they'd used chemical weapons?

[Ed Anger]

I just used a dutch oven.

[jimmy olsen]

Viva la France!

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/22/20129755-reaction-with-force-needed-if-syria-chemical-attack-verified-france-says?lite

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to allow an immediate and transparent U.N. investigation of the incident, which some activists and rebel fighters claim killed 1,200 people.

The Syrian government denies using chemical weapons, but new images are being held up by Syrian rebels as evidence of what could be the worst chemical weapons attack anywhere since Saddam Hussein gassed Iraqi Kurds in 1988. NBC's Richard Engel reports.

He told French broadcaster BFMTV that "there would have to be a reaction with force from the international community" if Assad force's gassed civilians.

However, Fabius added: "But there is no question of sending troops on the ground."

He said that if the United Nations Security Council could not make a decision, one would have to be taken "in other ways," although he did not elaborate on what those might be.   

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also said Thursday that "all red lines" had been crossed in Syria and criticized international inaction.

"All red lines have been crossed but still the U.N. Security Council has not even been able to take a decision. This is a responsibility for the sides who still set these red lines and for all of us," Davutoglu told reporters in Berlin. 

[Berkut]

What a fuckign mess.

Even if I operate under the assumption that this is a red line, and Syria has crossed, and the RotW MUST take action....what fucking action do we take?

I can't imagine what we should do that I could be convinced would have even a reasonable chance of resulting in some improved state of affairs.

Take out the regime? To be replaced by whom?

[CountDeMoney]

The Islamic Revolutionary Republic of Syria, nestled right next to the Islamic Revolutionary Republic of Iraq.

What a lovely picture that will paint.

[Berkut]

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also said Thursday that "all red lines" had been crossed in Syria and criticized international inaction.

"All red lines have been crossed but still the U.N. Security Council has not even been able to take a decision. This is a responsibility for the sides who still set these red lines and for all of us," Davutoglu told reporters in Berlin.

Turkey is right there. I am all for them going in and kicking ass and taking over responsibility for transitioning Syria to a functioning democratic state.

[Valmy]

I hope Assad wins.

I hope Assad is executed for treason by the Neo-Ottoman Empire.

[Darth Wagtaros]

I hope Assad wins.

I hope Assad is executed for treason by the Neo-Byzantine Empire.

Remember what this forum is about.

[derspiess]

I'm in favor of France invading Syria.  We can provide transport.

[lustindarkness]

Nuke from orbit?