by repulsewarrior » Sun Sep 22, 2013 8:16 pm
...fact is none of us know the truth, we can only imagine what the motives are. truth is, the chemical weapons are off the table in Syria, and the debate has been opened to define more clearly their use as a weapon in warfare. it took the brink of war, to get here, and in my opinion, nothing to be proud of, too easy, the way things are framed, i don't see any of the interlocutors as having as an intent, the betterment of Humanity, it is personified as a civil war, as though there are two sides and a very clear division on a set of Principals that are mutually exclusive, i see the "sides" exploited because they are there, pro Assad and anti Assad, the reality of War Crime is not the issue front and centre, and each ("side") with their individuals who hide within what is a collective, that commit the acts which by any definition are criminal, if there was a state of Law.
...where are the Peacekeepers, are you telling me that the allies of Syria, as opposed to Assad or the SLA or al "whatever", are unable to drum up the troops who will defend anyone who at this moment is threatened by a brutality that is destroying whatever goodwill was developed by these people as neighbours over who knows how long? is it 'cheaper' to leave so many lives go to waste, or is that the actual objective because in fact the revolving circle of it all (as in many other cases) has been denied (by the world's Leadership). Multiculturalism, can be extended to the relationships we have as cultures, but on a deeper level it is the key to our understanding of the world beyond this planet, here is an example where the status quo, us/them cannot work, one Nation is not "right", you cannot generalise the Individuals who commit these atrocities, as Persons. they are an evil that thrives because of an unwillingness to look at ourselves, as beings which change, and that there are some Principals which are Universal, for which, none of us can be excluded (as in responsibility).
dear friends, pardon me, i wrote this off the top of my head, and i don't care to reread it, if it makes less sense than normal.