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The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives

I view it as converging interests, people make conspiracies out to be like dr claw sitting there plotting evil against inspector gadget, it's really just rational actors with converging interests. every nation and it's leaders can be shown to have different interests and not all of them are...

Dempsey Can't Say What U.S. is Seeking in Syria

French MPs debate Syria military action

Syria intervention plan fueled by oil interests, not chemical weapon concern Massacres of civilians are being exploited for narrow geopolitical competition to control Mideast oil, gas pipelines

The Syrian Pipelineistan angle So toppling syria could lead to ending the proposed Iranian/Iraq/syrian pipeline that would undermine Qatar/Israel/Saudi arabia, and a pipeline going through syria would allow israel to tap into that pipleine to export their massive offshore LNG find which it would...

There are signs, Qatar is spending billions supporting the "rebellion"(invasion) and giving them weapons. Taking Outsize Role in Syria, Qatar Funnels Arms to Rebels

I've read a couple things that say the "cost of empire" is usually greater than the benefit, historically individuals within the empire become richer but overall it costs more to maintain empires in the long run than is gained through exploitation of colonies.

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they're making a living linkinglivelinkbasically.

A little over dramatic but still VIDEO: CNN Caught Staging Fake News Segments on Syria With Actors

Any U.S. bombing mission in Syria is unlikely to effectively protect civilians and runs the risk of instigating a regional war and greater U.S. involvement, according to a study just published by the RAND Corporation.

probably refering to this

and some congressman who saw the evidence said it wasn't conclusive.

Bush administration lawyer points out Obama's asking Congress for authority to attack anyone on earth forever:

Gun-Toting Women Are On The Rise ~

CYPRUS, A RUSSIAN FOOTHOLD IN THE CHANGING EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN BY IGOR DELANOE AUGUST 4, 2013

Russia restructures Cyprus loan ~ Statements of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Ioannis Kasoulides on the developments in Syria ----- Russia's Masterstroke: Bailing Out Cyprus by Peter Martino June 25, 2012

The Syrian Electronic Army has defaced the Marines.com website posting a message to all US marines. Syrian Electronic Army Cyber Attacks Continue With US Marines Hack

Good for you, this might be more to your liking then

James Rosen source: Obama will attack Syria no matter what Congress does

I bet obama would like have this moment back and rephrase it. the second part of the video is some garbage juxtaposition but I can't find a version without it

It is true that practically everyone is led by the nose by one of the competing entities that rely on influencing your behavior in a plethora of ways, some people freak out when they figure it out but there's no reason not to just view it as another thing on the heap of challenges presented in...

Kerrys and the Assads enjoying quite the intimate dinner in 2009

On talk show rounds, Kerry denies change of course on Syria

A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm it's short and the parts about Syria and Iraq are interesting

Watch John Kerry React When David Gregory Asks if Sarin Gas Case is 'Slam Dunk'

Then don't it's all in your head anyways, the one thing you can control is your own thoughts.

I'm a terrible writer, it's ok. You are only trying to help me while saving your sanity.

that's ok i'll just keep annoying you. life is full with perks.

Here is some reference.

I've read too many history books to not realize the world has always been irrational, absurd, and random (cruel). It's not unique to modern life.

yes I agree with you the world is irrational and absurd, but that's 0 reason to kill yourself. You where born with rational thought and ability to control your emotions if you apply self reason and discipline. Try to make the best of what you where given and care not what curveballs are...

I prescribe to stoicism, you can't always control what the world will hand you, life is a journey, emotions are irrational, keep calm, apply reason and make the best of it. Meditations by emperor marcus aurellius Facing Things Stoically: the Stoic recipe for remaining calm

yes it's insane that we don't kill ourselves because life is hard? life is inherently absurd and irrational.

Napalm is not a chemical(gas) weapon, it's an incendiary and america used white phosphorous in Iraq it's kinda alot worse than napalm. they are desperate to smear Assad to sway opinion of the uninformed mob.

history is filled with murder and crime way out of proportion to modern society. ----- Before you respond please read these 2 things they systematically prove that viewpoint wrong Would banning guns reduce violent crime and homicide? START AT PAGE 678 "MACRO HISTORICAL EVIDENCE" Obama...

this is not really true, yes ww2 was the king of death, but the mongol conquests, the tai ping rebellion, the ming dynasty conquests, all of them killed more people than ww1 did where machine guns, artillery and mustard gas was used. just using horses, swords and arrows for the most part these...