How Many Syrians Must Die before a U.S. Intervention?

How many Syrian civilians must die before Obama sees the need for an intervention

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Look at it this way, most of the middle east people DON'T like the US, they only support the US becasue they hate their governments. And yes if al Assad stays in power then Iran will gain power within the region and will directly affect Israel's security, but still, the US is setting itself up for terrorism. If it never got involved in the middle east and tried to force democracy upon them, then they wouldn't have as much of a reason to attack the Us. Yes, I understand terrorism will never end, but it wouln't beas much of a big problem in the US if the country didn't intervene in every situation around the world. Especially at a time like this, the US MUST not intervene, because A, war and aid are too finacially demanding, and B, the Us must solve other problems that its hiding from first(ie. where is all the money they owe to China? Oh I know, in the middle east).

Arjun 2:53PM April 23, 2012

So, how about new constitution and following election? If you expect pro-democracy activists have to wait for Muslim Brotherhood takeover and then get involve in political process, I recommend you to look at Libya, Egypt or Morocco. Best condition for development of democracy would be if neither Baath nor Muslim Brotherhood have unchallenged hold on power. However, if Islamic regime is now installed in Syria, we can declare death of Arab secularism. Since West does not want to have any contact with hard-core Islamist, we would have cultural rift between West and Middle East unseen in last 100 years. And if you ask what is in there for Russia or China; They badly need as many predominately Islamic countries which are not Islamic in the same time. They do not want culture war on own soil.

Mladen Matosevic 5:19AM February 16, 2012

No need to intervene. This conflagration is going to devour Assad and his Iranian paymasters. If this inferno keeps going this will lead to Iran's collapsing too. Assad doesnt survive without Iran footing the bill. An over-extended (Financially and militarily) Iran will collapse from the sheer impossibility of supporting Hizbullah, Hamas, a collapsed Assad regime and of-cours IRAN itself.

Jim Carrol of NY 8:48PM February 15, 2012

Oh Yeah - Great Idea...

Trade a dictator for the Muslim Brotherhood and a Sharia, anti- Western theocracy. Sounds like an Obama kinda plan.

Insanity.

R.L. Schaefer of CA 9:31PM February 14, 2012