Syrian civil war (5 Viewers)

Juliano13

Senior Member
May 6, 2012
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Not a lot obviously.
Bombings without a ground attack or at least an ally with a ground force are pointless. The only time I can remember whe thwy worked was against Mulosevic, but that was a total fluke. He was nowhere near as crazy as these guys and Eltsin tricked him into surrendering.
 

Maddy

Oracle of Copenhagen
Jul 10, 2009
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you nerds. trump had little to no saying in this attack. he only had to approve it.

that said I think the attack might have a positive influence on thw hole west vs putin conflict.

i mean syria and the middle east is just :lel2: in this matter

proxy proxy proxy
 

Enron

Tickle Me
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Oct 11, 2005
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Bombings without a ground attack or at least an ally with a ground force are pointless. The only time I can remember whe thwy worked was against Mulosevic, but that was a total fluke. He was nowhere near as crazy as these guys and Eltsin tricked him into surrendering.
I agree. Point wasn't for or against the strategy. Just that the executive branch has had an idea to drop bombs for a while.
 

Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
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Bombings without a ground attack or at least an ally with a ground force are pointless. The only time I can remember whe thwy worked was against Mulosevic, but that was a total fluke. He was nowhere near as crazy as these guys and Eltsin tricked him into surrendering.
Japan surrendered six days after the bombing of Nagasaki.
 

Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
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I dont think enron meant obama should have nuked syria.
Of course not. But my point is that what you're saying is way too big of a generalisation. Bombs can have the desired effect at times, even without the presence of ground forces. And to be honest it's pretty easy to see why one would prefer bombs over a costly and probably highly criticized invasion.
 

Maddy

Oracle of Copenhagen
Jul 10, 2009
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Bombings without a ground attack or at least an ally with a ground force are pointless. The only time I can remember whe thwy worked was against Mulosevic, but that was a total fluke. He was nowhere near as crazy as these guys and Eltsin tricked him into surrendering.
no.

and the attack is a message/warning: "use chemical weapons [again] and we will destroy your military infrastructure, and then you'll never regain power of Syria".
 

Juliano13

Senior Member
May 6, 2012
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Of course not. But my point is that what you're saying is way too big of a generalisation. Bombs can have the desired effect at times, even without the presence of ground forces. And to be honest it's pretty easy to see why one would prefer bombs over a costly and probably highly criticized invasion.
Bombing Assad cannot have the desired effect, unless the desired effect is ISIS to take control of the country.
 

Maddy

Oracle of Copenhagen
Jul 10, 2009
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Bombing Assad cannot have the desired effect, unless the desired effect is ISIS to take control of the country.
no.

isis is in a appaling state. they are loosing to a shitty iraqi army and kurdish lolsoldiers. this is exactly why isis are so desperate regarding attacks in europe. they are on a downfall.
 

Hust

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Hustini
May 29, 2005
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No it's not. He's the least secure president ever. Not to mention the dumbest. Though it does make for a laugh. Hopefully we get a Kushner v Bannon death match in a couple of month when his approval rating drops again.
Coulter v Kellyann would be my celebrity death match first choice :tup:
 

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