Yes we have been adding to the violence. We are friggin idiots for arming the rebels as well. Do you have any idea what percentage of the weapons we are arming the rebels with falls into the wrong hands?
Do we even know what happens if the rebels overthrow the govt?
Do you have some guarantee that it will be better?
Do you have any idea of what happens to all of the existing chemical weapons if the rebels take over?
As pointed out there is no single rebel force. In fact there is plenty of infighting among various rebel groups.
Here is the point. We have very little control over there. We have greatly contributed to the instability by providing arms. Our involvement has led to plenty more loss of life.
I don’t advocate chemical weapon use but before anyone gets on a high horse and waves a flag about the tragedy of them, WAY WAY more lives have been lost due to conventional weapons. Drawing an arbitrary line because of those weapons will not…. do…. crap….
What it will do is make some of our allies like Saudi Arabia happy, and further galvanize enemies of the US in the middle east against us and against Isreal.
I love it… “The goal is for America to lead against the use of chemical weapons”
