04-18-2017, 09:05 AM
(04-17-2017, 11:25 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:(04-17-2017, 05:49 AM)David Horn Wrote: At this point, it's all about swinging the US toward regime change or not. Judging by Libya, that's not a good idea, even if the sarin gas charges are true. We seem incapable of whatever comes next, and the regional players wouldn't allow a calm transfer in any case.
Yep. Keep asking Powell's Questions. If you haven't got good answers -- and you won't as long as other external powers are propping up Assad -- don't escalate the quagmire.
It seems like we're getting an awful lot of saber rattling going on now that Trump is settling in. I for one am not happy with it.
As far as I can tell, Trump is only interested in his own popularity. War is popular until it isn't. I'm not sure Trump looks farther than first effects, so yes, war may be in the offing.
Is this what his supporters expect or will even accept? I haven't the foggiest. His approval numbers are well below 50%, and he may try something to get them moving again.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.