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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	I am struggling with what to do...or not do...
	Date:	7/26/2013 8:59:23 AM

I struggle with what to do vis-a-vis these Islamic states and whether we should try to influence outcomes favorable to us or let them collapse under the weight of their own evil belief system. If you could convince me that as a country we are safer to let the Middle East fall into total chaos I might be more willing to go along. But the fact is that these countries being taken over by radical Islamofascists determined to destroy the big and little Satan (U.S. and Israel) and foist Sharia law on the entire world will not mean we are safer. There is no doubt in my mind that they have every desire to export more terror to the U.S. and giving them a safe harbor from which to do so will not make us safer and in fact may make us more vulnerable.

Having expressed all my concerns about a hands off approach I will stipulate two things: 1) I have no idea what makes the most sense to affect an outcome favorable to our national security; and 2) I am not convinced that even if we had the perfect strategy and executed it flawlessly that at the end of the day the outcome will be any different than doing nothing. Those two stipulations alone may be sufficient to get me on board with your approach. But I am not there yet. One thing for sure, I have zero confidence that the current administration has the intellect, disposition or wisdom to craft any type of response that will benefit the U.S. or its allies. I have so little confidence in them that I am almost to the point of saying whatever they do we should do the opposite and not even have to think about it.

As we drive toward not needing Middle East oil we will certainly have more options. But unilaterally saying we will not interfere may also not be the best choice.......how's that for a total lack of clarity?!?!? What a mess!

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STAY OUT OF SYRIA - DON'T INTERFERE IN EGYPT - MAJ USA RET - 7/25/2013 9:17:44 PM

STAY OUT OF SYRIA - DON'T INTERFERE IN EGYPT - h_hob - 7/25/2013 11:13:31 PM

STAY OUT OF SYRIA - DON'T INTERFERE IN EGYPT - MAJ USA RET - 7/25/2013 11:25:28 PM

I am struggling with what to do...or not do... - MartiniMan - 7/26/2013 8:59:23 AM

I am struggling with what to do...or not do... - h_hob - 7/26/2013 12:23:54 PM

I am struggling with what to do...or not do... - MartiniMan - 7/26/2013 12:56:17 PM

[Message deleted by author] - MAJ USA RET - 7/26/2013 1:16:56 PM

I am struggling with what to do...or not do... - MAJ USA RET - 7/26/2013 1:25:39 PM

I am struggling with what to do...or not do... - MAJ USA RET - 7/26/2013 1:26:24 PM

I am struggling with what to do...or not do... - MartiniMan - 7/26/2013 2:15:07 PM

Check. - roswellric - 7/26/2013 10:24:23 PM

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