Comments on: Syria: U.S. Attack Kills 8 In Border Area

Helicopters Raid Farm In Syrian Village; Al Qaeda Officer Was Target Of Rare Cross-Border Attack

[closethippy1]

We should always assume the US has Bad intentions.
Posted by ObieBoy at 06:45 PM : Oct 26, 2008

Excuse me, but why did you feel a need to add that last sentence to my post? Feeling sorry for yourself? Has life been a little rough on American fascists like you?
Time to do some growing up, boy.

[edward1975-2009]

You allow terrorists to operate within your borders, stuff will occur.

[smurfcrusher]

"guatom said: "The US is reported to have 62% of the world supply of shale oil reserves, most of which is on federally owned land. This is several times the quantity of all the currently exploited in the world"

True dat. Add in whats offshore and in Canada in the form of oil sands, also Pickens Plan on nat gas/wind, and there''''s no reason to be in the Middle East.

Why are we there, then? Not for Americans.

This is about empire. Its as much for the rulers of Saudi Arabia as ordinary Americans. Its about empire, global empire, NOT energy self-sufficiency."

Posted by ubrew12

actually.... oil has much to do with it. Shale oil and oil sands are expensive in currency as well as severe environmental costs, to extract. Middle East oil is high quality , easily and cheaply exploited.

[Thomas1016]

Is this the moron-in-chief trying to stir up some kind of international crisis a week before the election, all to help McSame win? The Republican scumbags will stop at nothing to hold on to power.

Posted by cdfoxtrot4 at 05:54 PM : Oct 26, 2008

Lol, you socialist liberals are never happy. I wonder how happy your going to be if Obama does the same thing on a bigger scale then even now like he has promised to do to Pakistan. I bet your criticism will be A LOT more muted.

[downsteamjim]

Closethippy: How often do you visit the Syrian-Iraq border? Do you work for the Syrians or Al Quaeda?

[closethippy1]

Syria has deployed large numbers of security staff and they have chekpoints every four kilometres along the border. The Syrians have stopped five or six thousand people trying to cross the Syria-Iraq border throughout the last few years.
What more can they do? They also did the US and Iraq a favor when just a few weeks ago they established an embassy in Iraq and sent an embassador over there.
I also don''t understand how is it possible for the US to send terror suspects to Syria so they can torture them for us and then the US attacks Syria?
The US is so blatant in trying to have it both ways in the Middle East it''s not even funny.
I hope the Syrians will forgive the US for this.

[ubrew12]

guatom said: "The US is reported to have 62% of the world supply of shale oil reserves, most of which is on federally owned land. This is several times the quantity of all the currently exploited in the world"

True dat. Add in whats offshore and in Canada in the form of oil sands, also Pickens Plan on nat gas/wind, and there''s no reason to be in the Middle East.

Why are we there, then? Not for Americans.

This is about empire. Its as much for the rulers of Saudi Arabia as ordinary Americans. Its about empire, global empire, NOT energy self-sufficiency.

[cdfoxtrot4]

Is this the moron-in-chief trying to stir up some kind of international crisis a week before the election, all to help McSame win? The Republican scumbags will stop at nothing to hold on to power.

[ubrew12]

Thanks to our kick *ss military equipment, esp. our Predator drones, we can do whatever we want in the Middle East.

That doesn''t mean we should...

[highlander60]

Wind (i am not the master 12 of anything), you are full of HOT AIR!

[truthspeake2]

I have to admit, I''''ve been expecting this sort of thing (and worse) to happen between now and November 4th and although I can''''t prove it, would bet that it was created and directed by the current administration to help McSame with those dillusional Americans that believe the US is safer when Republicans are in charge. After all, what else do they have left in their Rovian political playbook and besides, this incident only cost 8 lives but is intended to stir a "military" dust storm and probably will. Come on, 2 helicopters 10 miles into Syrian territory...at least they could have been somewhat more creative because the dumbing-down of America is over!

[windmaster12]

When Your Losing in the Polls
Wag the Dog
Wave the Flag

Create an International Situation
To rally the People around the Moron
Bush Mcain and Palin
The Three Stooges!!!

[smurfcrusher]

"Helicopters Reportedly Raid Farm In Syrian Village"

They needed some veggies.

God, I hope this isn''t the October surprise.

[eddom949]

God bless the troops, and may they sing ''Yes Lord! Yes!'' as they did going in!

[guatom]

The US is reported to have 62% of the world supply of shale oil reserves, most of which is on federally owned land. This is several times the quantity of all the currently exploited in the world and it can be produced at less than $30 a barrel over the long haul. It would be made in America. Do we really need to be in Iraq, or for that matter, any other part of the world where we are not welcome. I don''t think so and I have come to hope that the American people will come to believe the same way as I do.

[dbor77]

This is such an obvious and pathetic attempt by the Bush administration to help John McCain. This is really taking it too far for even them. They want to put the U.S. in a nation security crisis just in time for the election so McCain will win.

[fluidiq]

The Sunni Awakening was organized enough that by January 2007 Bush announced the "Surge" strategy. The neocons took advantage of a domestic purge of Al Qaeda that started months before the call for the "Surge" in 2007. Now the US Military is cutting the bankroll to the Sunnis'' and sentencing most of them to death by either accidentally killing those suspected of being Al Qaeda or turning them in to the al-Maliki Government. The stemming of arms to the Sunnis'' is another effective death sentence.

There should be more coverage of the Bush tactical treachery in Iraq. Another faction out of the way to simplify Iraqi oil negotiations.

[truthspeake2]

I have to admit, I''ve been expecting this sort of thing (and worse) to happen between now and November 4th and although I can''t prove it, was directed by the current administration to help McSame with those dillusional Americans that believe the US is safer when Republicans are in charge. After all, what else do they have left in their Rovian political playbook and besides, this incident only cost 8 lives but is intended to stir a "military" dust storm and probably will. Come on, 2 helicopters 10 miles into Syrian territory...at least they could have been somewhat more creative because the dumbing-down of America is over!

[claydowner]

I believe that America''s long term occupation of Iraq has been the cause of much of the cross border terrorism. It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Muslim Arabs feel religiously insulted by our prolonged military presence in Iraq so they strike back with terrorism. We counter the terrorism with raids or air strikes on neighboring countries whether in Afghanistan or Syria. The cycle of killing, warfare, and terrorism reaches a state of perpetual motion. Leaving death, suffering, and misery behind each oscillation.

How can we stop the perpetual motion machine of warfare, terrorism, and violence? Getting out of Iraq is an obvious but superficial answer. We need to totally eliminate all imported oil from the Middle East. We can make capital investments into immediate implementation of the Pickens energy plan. We need windfarms on the Plains, solar plants in the desert Southwest, and cars that get 50 MPG. The technology exists to do all of these things immediately. What we are lacking is leadership. As long as we import 7 out of 10 gallons of fuel from places like the Middle East we are providing job security for funeral directors, artificial limb makers, and wheel chair manufacturers. I served in the Persian Gulf war and helped support other wars in 20 years of service. The importation of oil from the Middle East is a permanent death spiral for America. When in the name of God are we going to change?