Quote Originally Posted by Monty92 View Post
Isn't the problem that just when things start to get really messy in these conflicts, the west loses its nerve, in large part because of political pressure back home imposed by 'progressives' and squeamish anti-war movements. Like when Obama talked about the 'red line' of Assad using chemical weapons and then pussying out when he did.
First, this ignores the role of the west in fomenting the conflicts in the first place. It then assumes the unverified story of Assad using chemical weapons is true while assuming the position of tough guy with stock words like 'pussy' and 'squeamish' to somehow suggest that piling in, all guns blazing on behalf of Islamist terrorists is somehow a good idea.