The Syrian Emergency / Police Action / Kerfuffle

[Clinton Huxley]

The whole thing seems ill-advised. Not a major blunder, but a potential one if we don't keep enough distance. But I can't help but think: what's REALLY going on here?

And of course, I have to gripe about: why the US is being looked to do something or not? Why not Saudi Arabia? They could decisively intervene any time they wanted. India has an air force more than capable of establishing a solid no-fly zone, but nobody's wondering what India will do about Syria...

Spend as much as the rest of the Universe combined (I think that's right) on defence and you might be expected to "do things". Whatever "things" are.

[pErvinalia]

It's coz you yanks are the leader of the free world. When you're leader, youse gotta do stuff.

[Clinton Huxley]

The USA is the "one indispensable nation" in world affairs. So come on, what are you going to do about Syria?

[JimC]

The USA is the "one indispensable nation" in world affairs. So come on, what are you going to do about Syria?

Probably something similar to what they did in Afghanistan when the Russians were there...

That turned out well...

[Clinton Huxley]

The USA is the "one indispensable nation" in world affairs. So come on, what are you going to do about Syria?

Probably something similar to what they did in Afghanistan when the Russians were there...

That turned out well...

I am sanguine that Syria will be a peaceful parliamentary democracy and popular holiday destination by 2018

[Clinton Huxley]

Brazil wants to be seen as a major power, about time it did something.

[MrJonno]

No such thing as neutrality the West has to take sides (if it does nothing it supports Asad simple as that allowing the Russians to fund him)

[JimC]

A pox on all their houses...

[Clinton Huxley]

The Dominions will be expected to shoulder their part of the burden if the Mother Country goes to war, old chap.

[JimC]

The Dominions will be expected to shoulder their part of the burden if the Mother Country goes to war, old chap.

India can do the job, this time. All those brawny Sikhs...

[Clinton Huxley]

The Dominions will be expected to shoulder their part of the burden if the Mother Country goes to war, old chap.

India can do the job, this time. All those brawny Sikhs...

Splendid fellows, no doubt but you can't beat the ANZACS for landing on a beach.

[JimC]

The Dominions will be expected to shoulder their part of the burden if the Mother Country goes to war, old chap.

India can do the job, this time. All those brawny Sikhs...

Splendid fellows, no doubt but you can't beat the ANZACS for landing on a beach.

Or British officers for choosing the wrong one...

[Clinton Huxley]

The Dominions will be expected to shoulder their part of the burden if the Mother Country goes to war, old chap.

India can do the job, this time. All those brawny Sikhs...

Splendid fellows, no doubt but you can't beat the ANZACS for landing on a beach.

Or British officers for choosing the wrong one...

If the Aussies hadn't paued to barbie a few shrimps, it would have worked....

[JimC]

Anyway, what about Johnny Turk?

With leave to carve out a little bit of Syria for themselves, they'd soon sort the buggers out...

[Clinton Huxley]

Turkey has aspirations to be THE regional power and now that the EUs desire to join the Ottoman Empire is on hold, they may well look to the East.