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Originally Posted by buckman
Explain to me how this " takes weapons off the table so nobody can use them"?? Do you have a magic WMD wand or something?
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You pass a UN mandate to collect and destroy them with conditions for repercussions on any use or possession post mandate.
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I think Jim answered your last question quite well. Putin and Assad win! America loses.
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The point of air strikes would be sufficient punishment that Syria didn't use them again. If they voluntarily give them up that has been accomplished with much less risk of escalation.
It's an implicit acknowledgment by Russia that the attack wasn't a rebel stunt as was proposed. Assad is slapped with a UN resolution that will limit his military options and leaves the door open for further action depending on future humanitarian issues.
Putin doesn't really gain anything, Assad loses and Obama doesn't have to face a potential backlash...USA wins.
-spence