Obama Commits to US Intervention in Syria
US Can't Be Bystander, President Insists
In a White House speech today, President Obama committed to continued US intervention in Syria, saying that the US would “beef up its role” and would not allow itself to be “bystanders during these extraordinary events.”
The “how” for US intervention remains an open question, but the administration seems to be doing anything and everything it can to make sure the US is insinuated into every conceivable part of the ongoing civil war.
Publicly, it has meant endorsing a UN invasion of Syria as well as joining the “Friends of Syria” group that is talking openly about the prospect of funneling arms to the Free Syrian Army (FSA) faction of defectors.
The much scarier question is the unanswerable one of what is going on behind the scenes. While the administration is continuing to reject the notion that there will be an overt US invasion, it has also shown more-than-usual interest in interfering in this particular Arab Spring uprising. It is difficult, when intervention is being endorsed so openly, to rule anything out.
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guest
February 24th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
"Friends of Syria" that's a good one. Even the Nazis didn't use such laughable propaganda. Can you imagine Germany claiming to be a "friend of Poland" in 1939 or a "friend of the USSR" in 1941?
These "friends of Syria" are "useful idiots of Israel".
Mojo
February 24th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
While William Hague the british foreign minster wants to help Syrian people as a “common principals”, and Hillary Clinton call the Russia, China and their UN veto “Despicable”, one needs to know that: If Russia and China voted in favor of US and EU the NATO bombardments would have been started killing thousands of Syrian people by now and Turkey would started moving in with their army so as Israel. After all this has been a plan from 1990 when Paul Wolfwitz introduced the plan to Bill Clinton and later to George W. Bush whereby he started the Iraq war. Now that this plan is no longer effective and domed to be yet anther deceptive action by US and EU, now that people of Middle East recognizing the fact that all the bloodshed is about a falsified democracy orchestrated and presented by US and EU and that they are dealing with terrorists and those whom are bought by the west as their entities are behind all this, then it is time for Hillary Clinton and William Hague and rest of the US – EU democratic falsifiers start calling others with names and accusing them of everything, is like a child that lost its lollypop accusing the other child of stealing it not being able to prove that there was a lollypop to start with.
Now when they see the fact that their (US, EU & Saudis – UAE) intention is no longer effective and not working they are presenting a new yet more kind of a sophisticated fooling plan using the UN as their source of plan.., as if UN is the savior of their lost of respect among people and lost of their plan for occupying the entire Middle east. Historically from 1960s in Congo when the Swedish Dag Hamarsold, then secretary of UN give away the democratically elected president of Congo Patrice Lumomba to Mose Chombeh to be murdered, UN has become an instrument used and abused by US and EU; however, UN solders are from US, Sweden, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain and one or two other country then EU, though is shown that EU solders always taking side on behalf of their government protecting its interests then protecting the needy. This US and EU “New Plan” is simply a devious plan following the US and EU path in occupying the entire Middle east, or militarizing it totally.
geo
February 25th, 2012 at 12:22 am
i've been hearing rumors of large numbers of tanks being transported on trains across the U.S., presumably to ports on the East Coast. the decision has obviously been made to start a war – knowing obama, it will probably start with Syria, as he'd rather go for the "softer" target. But how it's going to be contained once it starts(the war) is anyone's guess. Well, thanks Obama, you've proven yourself to be as great a scumbag as the last manager of America.
andy
February 25th, 2012 at 9:09 am
Why CAN'T the USA be a bystander? Even assuming good intent (extremely doubtful) why and how did this idea ever gain traction that it is the U.S. or the west's job to intervene? Look at Rwanda. We keep hearing about the west's "failure" to act. As though we are guilty of some evil oversight. This line of thinking has never troubled Japan or other Asian countries. No politician in Latin America has ever been accused of "failing" Rwanda. We never should have abandoned the old policies of the founding fathers.
ssulrich
February 25th, 2012 at 9:16 am
Not all Arabs are equal? It seems the US and European puppets love to intervene in Arab countries to benefit Israel, but loathe to punish Israel for imprisoning Palestinian Arabs, stealing from them, killing them, and harvesting their organs. Hillary can take her 'sympathy' and shove it. Thank God China and Russia are showing a bit of backbone for once.
Walter Cole
February 25th, 2012 at 9:54 am
Perhaps they are new tank orders from more towns and cities in New Hampshire and other states in order to fortify local police against evil doers. An unheard of town in New Hampshire was the first, with federal assistance of course. So, it´s moving tanks in for war someplace in the world or big buck sales to local sheriffs, either way, business is improving for tank manufacturers.
And yes, Obama is following the lead of his heroe George W.
MoT
February 25th, 2012 at 11:20 am
Here we go again. Mr. pistol packin' "Peace Prize" with a gun pointed at everyone telling them, like the ATF, "We're here to help you". This miserable SOB is so god awful dangerous it's sickening. Still, all you have to do is go over to Wired and read the boot licking fascist drivel amongst people you would have hoped should know better. The intelligentsia can always be counted on to devour everyone including their own. Useful idiots as Lenin would say.
will
February 25th, 2012 at 11:28 am
Obama is just doing the bidding of his Sunni masters in Saudy Arabia to terminate the Allawite Shia dictator of Syria
WashingtonDC goddamn
February 25th, 2012 at 11:36 am
The New World Order, led by Cackling Shrew Hillary and Shameless Grinning Barry, throwing all the wealth plundered from America's citizens behind another military intervention.
bosquenorse
February 25th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
This is a much needed and welcomed response from Obama. I suspect there is much going on behind the scenes. Syria and the Arab league have asked for help in a formal and right way with the UN. It is not like Iraq where we just went in and because of Shrub.Thousands aee being killed and no one is doing a damn thing. How can you people come up with these insane ideas and play games about politics.
bosquenorse
February 25th, 2012 at 2:17 pm
This is an absurd comment. And, I am a Democrat and peace advocate too. Shame on you.
bosquenorse
February 25th, 2012 at 2:20 pm
What at.an idiotic statemrnt. Get some education on the issue before you attempt to sound sensible please.
bosquenorse
February 25th, 2012 at 2:22 pm
W is no hero ro anyone.
bosquenorse
February 25th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
No one could top W.
jess
February 25th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
That's my girl Hillary. Love it. Taking names, and kicking ass. I knew this was coming when the other day she said something that sounded similar (although less strongly worded) to the warning she gave to Gaddafi before we went in. Amazing how all Obama supporters called Hillary a neo-con (which she is as far as military intervention is concerned) and then Obama made her SOS. lol. Obama supporters are such suckers.
jinx77
February 25th, 2012 at 5:58 pm
what did the USA do when israel killed hundreds and hundreds in lebanon…and gaza….
congress congratulated them…that is what
MoT
February 26th, 2012 at 9:24 am
It's none of your, or any countries, damn business to meddle, There were quite obviously hundred of thousands killed in Rwanda and nary a peep from Clintoon and his cronies about coming to the aid or not standing on the sidelines. Why? Because, quite cynically, it wasn't in their strategic interest to do so. They don't give a **** about people unless it's an excuse to rob or kill them for something they want. The UN is such a tool that it boggles the mind that you or anyone else believes their crap. When Russia or China give their veto what does Uncle Scam say? He say's he'll do what he wants and when he wants…. with a middle finger extended. So should the Russians and get down there post haste to put an end to that idea. Obama is a lying snake.
Mojo
February 26th, 2012 at 9:36 am
Anyone can say that they are democrats and even say that they are advocating for peace, my question is this: Can any one of you define the principals, the relation both in terms of social political and social economic of a democratic system, the act of wars for no reasons or lies for last 60 years by democrats around the world, the committed war crimes by US military around the world while the war ordered by a democrat president, the support by democrats of the US elite of establishments the 1%, the support of tyrants, the dictatorial and apartheid regimes around the world by democrats and the list is very long and there is not enough place for it, yet just define the democracy and its relation to what you describe as "advocating for peace" for us whom are interested to know.