Dear Editor,
Even though the United States and France (and possibly others) are only planning a very limited war against President Assad of Syria, I think that they should go all the way and take out the Assad Government. All the reasons that I have heard as to why an attack would be a mistake don't make much sense.
Some of those opposed to an American-led attack say that it will make a bad situation worse by turning Syria into another Iraq. Well, I have news for those people, Syria is already another Iraq, and if the rest of the world sits by and does nothing, it will only get worse.
Then there is the claim of others that an American-led attack would lead to a wider war. I really don't see this happening. The Russians will not do anything to stop the Americans. As for Iran, they would not risk a war with the West, she simply doesn't have the military capacity for that now. Some think that Iran's proxies will attack Israel. That might be true. However, as we have seen repeatedly, Israel can take care of herself; she has no match in the region.
The Americans don't need to have boots on the ground to get rid of Assad. When the Libyan dictator was removed from power, the air superiority of Britain, France and America ensured that the rebels were able to defeat Gaddafi. American air superiority is all that the rebels in Syria will need to degrade Assad's forces, that would be enough to topple him.
This plan by the Americans to just deny Assad the means to use his chemical weapons doesn't go far enough. As far as I see, Assad's time is up and the West can always ignore Russia and use its superior military might to get rid of him.
Michael A Dingwall
Kingston
michael_a_dingwall@hotmail. com
Take out Assad too
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Even though the United States and France (and possibly others) are only planning a very limited war against President Assad of Syria, I think that they should go all the way and take out the Assad Government. All the reasons that I have heard as to why an attack would be a mistake don't make much sense.
Some of those opposed to an American-led attack say that it will make a bad situation worse by turning Syria into another Iraq. Well, I have news for those people, Syria is already another Iraq, and if the rest of the world sits by and does nothing, it will only get worse.
Then there is the claim of others that an American-led attack would lead to a wider war. I really don't see this happening. The Russians will not do anything to stop the Americans. As for Iran, they would not risk a war with the West, she simply doesn't have the military capacity for that now. Some think that Iran's proxies will attack Israel. That might be true. However, as we have seen repeatedly, Israel can take care of herself; she has no match in the region.
The Americans don't need to have boots on the ground to get rid of Assad. When the Libyan dictator was removed from power, the air superiority of Britain, France and America ensured that the rebels were able to defeat Gaddafi. American air superiority is all that the rebels in Syria will need to degrade Assad's forces, that would be enough to topple him.
This plan by the Americans to just deny Assad the means to use his chemical weapons doesn't go far enough. As far as I see, Assad's time is up and the West can always ignore Russia and use its superior military might to get rid of him.
Michael A Dingwall
Kingston
michael_a_dingwall@hotmail. com
Take out Assad too
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