Poll: Majority Of Americans Approve Of Sending Congress To Syria http://www.theonion.com/articles/poll-majority-of-americans-approve-of-sending-cong,33752/ Yeah it's from the Onion.... ... but I bet most Americans agree with it!
Too bad the "majority of Americans" have never served in the military, let alone in combat. Had they done so likely would not be so eager to "send in the troops". Better still.... what if "the troops" included their sons/daughters? Or, THEMSELVES? "Going to war" should be such an extreme act... and the risk of not acting is sooooo great... that it's logically the correct thing to do even when it puts your loved ones and yourself at risk. Otherwise, STAY THE FUCK OUT!! America has "gone to war" with too much nonchalance. EVERYBODY who votes for warring SHOULD have done some version of it themselves... before they commit it to others. "Yeah, let's bomb Syria".... Would it be the same if a condition of doing so included your kids and grandkids leading the charge on the ground? You know, FIRST TO BE KILLED IN THE FIGHTING? If not, STAY THE FUCK OUT!
this is the best laugh I have had in a while. from the onion article... âI believe it is in the best interest of the United States, and the global community as a whole, to move forward with the deployment of all U.S. congressional leaders to Syria immediately,â respondent Carol Abare, 50, said in the nationwide telephone survey, echoing the thoughts of an estimated 9 in 10 Americans who said they âstrongly supportâ any plan of action that involves putting the U.S. House and Senate on the ground in the war-torn Middle Eastern state. âWith violence intensifying every day, now is absolutely the right momentâthe perfect moment, reallyâfor the United States to send our legislators to the region.â âIn fact, my preference would have been for Congress to be deployed months ago,â she added. Citing overwhelming support from the international communityâincluding that of the Arab League, Turkey, and France, as well as Great Britain, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Japan, Mexico, China, and Canada, all of whom are reported to be unilaterally in favor of sending the U.S. Congress to Syriaâthe majority of survey respondents said they believe the United States should refocus its entire approach to Syriaâs civil war on the ground deployment of U.S. senators and representatives, regardless of whether the Assad regime used chemical weapons or not. In fact, 91 percent of those surveyed agreed that the active use of sarin gas attacks by the Syrian government would, if anything, only increase poll respondentsâ desire to send Congress to Syria.
here is the final paragraph... Thereâs no doubt in my mind that sending Congress to Syriaâor, at the very least, sending the major congressional leaders in both partiesâis the correct course of action,â survey respondent and Iraq war veteran Maj. Gen. John Mill said, noting that his opinion was informed by four tours of duty in which he saw dozens of close friends sustain physical as well as emotional injury and post-traumatic stress. âThere is a clear solution to our problems staring us right in the face here, and we need to take action.â âSooner rather than later, too,â Mill added. âThis war isnât going to last forever.â http://www.theonion.com/articles/poll-majority-of-americans-approve-of-sending-cong,33752/