Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey recently detailed to Congress a plan for a “low end” war on Syria centering around a no-fly zone, saying it would cost $1 billion a month on average and might have little impact on the ongoing civil war there.
The underlying message was that it’s a bad idea, something that Pentagon officials have reiterated several times before Congressional committees. But if you’re going to fight an unwise war, why not save a little doing it?
That’s the message from Rep. Eliot Engel (D – NY), who is now pressing Dempsey to draw up a cheaper option in which the US war against Syria just amounts to hucking cruise missiles at the country every once in awhile, saying it “would come at lower cost to taxpayers.”
Eliot has advocated intervention for some time, pushing resolutions to arm Syrian rebel factions on the grounds that regime change would “undermine” Iran. He had also previously argued in favor of the no-fly zone, which seems to be falling out of favor more because of its cost than the foolishness of starting such a war in general.
Syria is a end for any foreign intervention, the country going to be the graveyard of the barbarians and
The regional impact and its magnitude is much grater then what some people think, if it was easy the Saudis, UAE, USA and EU would have joined the barbarians by invading Syria.
The United States should be involved in helping the Syrian people overcome this struggle by all means necessary–even if it calls for military intervention. Assad is no different than Adolf Hitler. If Roosevelt had this nonchalant attitude that Obama has, Nazi Germany would still exist and it's borders would be extended from Spain to Russia. Oh yeah, it would also have colonies in the USA and we'd be slaves. intervene now, Obama!
Jay, the German borders already extend over most of Europe courtesy of the Eurozone, the IMF and the Bundesbank.
A person who believes that Germany had this potential is not a serious person.
By the way, since you bring up WWII, if you feel so strongly about this then you are perfectly free to go to Syria and put your money where your mouth is. You know, like some Americans did prior to the U.S. entry into WWII.
Oh like destroying Iraq to get Saddam has vastly improved life for Iraqis? And I suppose getting rid of Gadhaffi has greatly improved Libya? Helping the rebels destroy Assad, a secularist, will put another benign regime in the hands of Al Qeada Yeah, that is really a brilliant idea.
We are truly in the hands of the zionists.