Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Katelew who wrote (419731)	4/3/2011 12:06:34 PM
From: DMaA	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793903

You contradict yourself. You cannot make a bold statement with a garbled message.

To: Katelew who wrote (419731)	4/3/2011 12:16:05 PM
From: Paul Smith	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793903

It sends a message to the governments of Iran and Syria that we will take action, does it not? I don't know why this won't give those governments pause before they brutalize their own populations. But in Syria they are already brutalizing their population (live bullets being shot into crowds of protesters), while Obama labels the Syrian dictator as a "reformer." Then, in case there was some gray area, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared to rule out the United States intervening militarily in Syria. reuters.com So, the Syrians might not be that scared of our might and what we stand for.

To: Katelew who wrote (419731)	4/3/2011 12:17:03 PM
From: skinowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793903

the military intervention itself was a bold statement of the values we stand for and a reminder to the world that we are a military superpower A superpower indeed, but one which is capable of bombing nations without being able to explain lucidly - why? Obama's messages are garbled because the thinking behind them is garbled. Plenty of Chinese, Russian and other nation's political and military strategists will be spending sleepless nights trying to figure out what is going on and what to do about it. I doubt that this will earn us much credibility as a world leader.

To: Katelew who wrote (419731)	4/3/2011 11:01:07 PM
From: Neeka	8 Recommendations Respond to of 793903

No! Assad is shooting dissenters, and Obama remained completely aloof when the people of Iran revolted after the fake election in '09. If anything, this lack of concern on the part of the Obama admin will embolden the regimes in Iran and Syria. a bold statement of the values we stand for and a reminder to the world that we are a military superpower. By doing this, we drew the proverbial line in the sand. It sends a message to the governments of Iran and Syria that we will take action, does it not?