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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Here Come More Casualties

The latest from Syria tells us that the Saudis are now arming the rebels, Iraq is trying to stop Iran from sending arms to Syria through Iraqi airspace, and about 40 people were killed in Damascus when two bombs went off in the Syrian capital. then, of course, there is the usual death toll resulting from the brutal crackdown of the Assad regime and the huge numbers of refugees who have been force from their homes as well. All of this tells us clearly that things in Syria are getting worse, not better. Clearly, things are moving towards civil war with the government and its good ally Iran on one side and the bulk of the Syrian people and some Sunni Muslim nations like Saudi Arabia and Jordan on the other side. That should be good for tens of thousands more deaths and hundreds of thousands more refugees.

So what comment comes from Washington about all this? NOTHING! Oh sure, Obama sent Hillary to a meeting in North Africa two weeks ago to discuss the situation. I guess if she discusses the problem long enough, we will soon see more bodies piled up in the streets. Obama likes to lead from behind. This is just plain not leading at all. It truly sucks.

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