Bombing Syria would make US pilots ‘Al-Qaeda’s air force’ – Kucinich
A ‘targeted strike’ on Syria by the US would be nothing but an act of war, former Congressman Dennis Kucinich said, adding that an airstrike on President Assad’s anti-radical Islamist forces would mean the US Air Force was supporting Al-Qaeda.
Kucinich, a prominent anti-war politician who has consistently opposed America’s military involvement in Iraq and Libya, warned that President Barack Obama would be violating the US Constitution if he took military action against Syria without authorization from Congress.
An airstrike on Syria would also embolden multinational jihadists with links to Al-Qaeda, warned Kucinich, a four-time Congressman who was a longshot contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008. For the US, that would mean being dragged into yet another war in the Middle East, he said.
“So what, we’re about to become Al-Qaeda’s air force now?” said Kucinich. “This is a very, very serious matter that has broad implications internationally. And to try to minimize it by saying we’re just going to have a ‘targeted strike’ — that’s an act of war. It’s not something to be trifled with.” SOURCE
Ladies and Gentlemen I have NEVER agreed with former Congressman Dennis Kucinich on too much of anything, until now.
I did agree with him when Kucinich took a hard stand against going into Iraq, the choice made by George W. Bush, and my stand on our involvement caused many MORONS to label me as a Dem in Disguise, a secret operator for the Democratic Party or some such nonsensical BS.
Anyone that knows me, hell, even anyone that doesn’t know me knows better than that if they have more than 2 or 3 brain cells to rub together and can read this blog.
I always thought Kucinich to be a disgusting little troll that reminds ME of some evil little character in a children’s movie, but this time he has hit a GRAND SLAM and knocked it out of the park and I have to say, I am glad that at least ONE Democrat had the GUTS to call Obama out.
It appears that none of the sitting members of BOTH the House and Senate have the guts to!
Kucinich, who stood down in January after losing the Democratic nomination for his seat in the House of Representatives, said he doubted the allegations that President Assad had used chemical weapons against his own people.
“This is being used as a pretext,” he said. “The verdict is in before the facts have been gathered. What does that tell you?” said Kucinich, adding that the Obama administration was “rushing” toward a possible “World War 3.”
I have serious doubts that Assad used these chemical weapons on his people. He may have, but somehow the whole world needs to cool their jets and wait for the United Nations to do their investigation and come to some sort of conclusion as to exactly WHO did what to WHOM.
I would honestly think that there is NO RUSH to jump into this fight between Syrians.
Somehow I feel that the USA is being sucked in by the Muslim Brotherhood and that Barack Hussein Obama is a willing dupe simply because he IS a Muslim, and I don’t care how many times he claims to be a Christian, he IS a Muslim, albeit a closeted Muslim.
And let’s just face some hard, clear facts; the civil war in Syria is a case of Muslims killing Muslims.
All of our efforts in Iraq have been such a success huh? We spent TRILLIONS of dollars, lost thousands of young America lives and the Iraqis are still fighting and killing each other.
Let them go on with their war in Syria. It can’t turn out good for us, the American people, and that is all I care about, the safety and security of the USA, and I fail to see how anything in Syria affects us.
Whatever. We need to keep Obma’s rep in tact even if it is a STUPID move. That ignorant SOB should be Impeached, tried and kicked out. He is destroying my country. I am glad that I am old, but grieve for my children and grandchildren
It’s easy to connect the dots: Obama … Egypt…Benghazi…Syria. It all leads directly to the Muslim Brotherhood.
I have a bad feeling about this war. It’s gonna end badly.
JDL
With all the lies and denials obama has perpetrated on us, why should THIS be believed?
Consider his statement: “We have looked at all the evidence, and we do not believe the opposition possessed nuclear weapons on — or chemical weapons of that sort. We do not believe that, given the delivery systems, using rockets, that the opposition could have carried out these attacks. We have concluded that the Syrian government in fact carried these out. And if that’s so, then there need to be international consequences,”
It is full of do not believes and qualifiers and the final IF Assad did it then ‘consequences’. It’s all built on jello.
Playing with words and trying to get public support for what would be a huge mistake. And trying to make it an international problem.. Sorry, don’t buy it at all.
And just suppose…it turns out the rebels used it. Then what?
This whole thing stinks of manipulation. But we all know that’s what obama’s good at.
I hope more in Congress have the guts speak up before it is too late.
I agree 100% with this.
Isaiah 17
I can’t imagine anything good coming from any military action we may take in Syria. Nothing I have heard coming from the Obama administration tells me of any coherent strategy or end game in Syria. It is basically going to be a shot across their bow to tell them we know what they have done and to not do it again.
As if Assad cares what we say or do. He will likely ignore us and continue destroying his country and its citizens. It is possible he will retaliate against Israel, since he can’t possibly reach America, but I can’t see that happening in a significant way. He has to know Israel will not sit back and let itself be attacked and not respond with characteristic force.
Nothing good is going to come from this.
From Dec 2012:
Al Nusrah Front, foreign jihadists seize key Syrian base in Aleppo
The Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, an al Qaeda-linked jihadist group that is fighting Bashir al Assad’s regime in Syria, and allied jihadist groups took control of the last major Syrian Army base in western Aleppo after a two-month-long siege. The base is believed to be involved in Syria’s chemical weapons program…
Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/12/al_nusrah_front_alli.php#ixzz2dMN3MqNh
And this from Turkish press:
30 May 2013 /TODAY’S ZAMAN, ?STANBUL
Seven members of Syria’s militant al-Nusra group were detained on Wednesday after police found sarin gas, which was reportedly going to be used in a bomb attack, during a search of the suspects’ homes, Turkish media have reported.
Newspapers claimed on Thursday that two kilograms of sarin gas, which is usually used for making bombs and was banned by the UN in 1991, had been found in the homes of suspects detained in the southern provinces of Adana and Mersin. Twelve suspects were caught by the police on Monday. The reports claimed that the al-Nusra members had been planning a bomb attack for Thursday in Adana but that the attack was averted when the police caught the suspects. Along with the sarin gas, the police seized a number of handguns, grenades, bullets and documents during their search.
It’s obvious the rebels have the ability and the desire to use CW. And who knows where they might have a few kilos stored in a location no one knows about.
But let’s go ahead and heave some missiles into syria and see what happens…
This is like a nightmare…and it cannot end well.
This *Do Nothing* Congress needs to get hold of their brains and their backbone and tell this *Pansy Pres* “NO!. We will not let you bomb Syria!!”
If not, and he does bomb Syria, we are in for a heap of really bad trouble !!! This will be the beginning of a really bad time for America.
Maybe snowden will tell us what the hell is going down. Even stupid doesn’t account for this.
Evil is, what evil does!
Mr. “Lead from Behind” president here is my take on YOUR problem.
I’m for cracking a “cold one” and sit back and watch what these sub-humans do what they do best - murder innocents! Hopefully the world’s savior (the UN(organized)) take it’s head out of it’s A$$ at some point and declare PEACE (lol).
Obviously, the religion of PEACE will have to run out of virgins at some point and who ever is still standing will be the REALLY bad actors. Then we should make a conscious decision where to go from there.
NOT ONE DROP OF AMERICAN BLOOD SHOULD BE SHED!
Again, the emperor has no clothes!
God help US!