An opposed Action
By the time when my last post was created,
the decision on Syria was still an unanswered question. Now the use of chemical
weapons by the Syrian government happened, about 1,500 people murdered. The
Obama administration is now asking Congress for an approval to strike on Syria.
Congress said that it won’t be easy to get the approval but on September 9 they
are expecting to debate and vote on an authorization, but Obama said that “he
would not rule out taking action immediately if Assad deploys chemical weapons
before Congress is set to vote. “ This means that he is willing to take action
without specific congressional authorization and even if the United Nations Security
Council do not agree. If congress authorizes the action, it is the fault of
congress; if congress refuses to authorize the action, Obama's will which if
not acted upon, can be claimed to have been the best course has been overruled.
Let us not lose sight of the fact that an almost unprecedented number of
Americans are united in opposing this action.
I believe that if the Syrian government were to launch a chemical weapons attack before the meeting on the 9th, the President would have a larger support of a missile attack because the people would see that the government is not only no longer respecting actions prohibited all over the world, but also moving closer towards a Hitler figure where appeasement will result in the loss of many more lives.
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