Thanks for the link Gabe. I am all about giving peace a chance. Many times though, unless you show the stick, peace becomes elusive. I did see similar article in the US media as well. But let's quickly analyze what this is about: 1. The US president is NOT required to take authorization from Congress to go into battle. If he does so, that's is his prerogative. 2. If this issue goes to vote in US Congress and even he is looses it in the House (the Senate win is given), he could still go ahead and strike. There is nothing anybody can do about it. 3. The Russian proposal to force Syria to relinquish control of their chemical weapons, only came about after the US President gave ample notice that he is dead serious on going ahead with his plan. If Syria decides to give up the chemical weapons for destruction, without the US firing one missile, I think that would be truly awesome. However, it is worth noting that without American military threat, Syria would never voluntarily give up their chemicals. Whether this actually happens is something that remains to be seen. Like many Americans, I am still not 100% convinced as to who used the killer gases - whether Assad used them or the rebels. If the rebels used them to gain sympathy from the Americans, it is a very dangerous situation that could quickly get out of hand. If Assad used the chemicals, then there is a fairly straight forward solution to fix that - the US military (short of up giving up the chemicals). I happen to be on the White House mailing list. Here are a couple links President Obama sent out yesterday: 1. http://www.intelligence.senate.gov/syriavideo.html There are several snippets in this 13 minute video - the most disturbing (for me) begins at 10th minute 25th second. 2. http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/foreign-policy/syria?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=email238-text1&utm_campaign=Syria Regards, Jim F New York.
________________________________ From: Gabe Menezes <gabe.mene...@gmail.com> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@lists.goanet.org>; goa...@groups.facebook.com Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 3:41 AM Subject: [Goanet] Syria crisis: US welcomes 'significant' Russian proposal on chemical weapons Give peace a chance...or avoid defeat by Congress? Full read @ *http://tinyurl.com/omt4l7d* -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
