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Today's Poll: Should the U.S. send weapons to Syrian rebels?

By Howard B. Owens
Tim Miller

This is not Rwanda, a situation where a lack of intervention of some kind would result in the slaughter of hundreds of thousands. We should avoid intervention in Syria because of lessons we should have learned in:

- Vietnam
- Afghanistan (USSR version)
- Iraq

Jun 14, 2013, 9:43am Permalink
Gary Spencer

NO NO NO!! There are no "good guys" in Syria for us to choose to help. And as Debbie points out we do not have the money to become involved in another wasted conflict. I say NO to sending any arms or implimenting a fly zone or anything else. It's time the USA stopps being to worlds police and paying for it with lives and dollars.

Jun 14, 2013, 10:13am Permalink
Dave Olsen

Better question: Since the rebels in Syria are supposedly known collaborators with Al Queda, under the terms of his NDAA, shouldn't Barack Obama be held indefinitely without charges or trial in Guantanamo Bay?

Jun 14, 2013, 10:40am Permalink
Kyle Couchman

I believe the last poll question involving Syria asked us if we should get involved.... It was overwhelmingly No. So besides the excellent points brought up here. Wouldn't sending weapons to one side or the other be defined as involvement? That would make this a redunant question wouldnt it?

Jun 14, 2013, 11:09am Permalink
Dan Robinson

No weapons should be sent to the rebels. They are acting like our friends only because they want our help. Besides, if a right wing group started a war in this country would we want the Chinese or Russians to help them?

The timing of this is a little to perfect in my opinion. It make a great headline to overtake things like the IRS scandals, and the CIA/NSA spying on American citizens on a daily basis.

Jun 14, 2013, 11:18am Permalink
Robert Brown

After the dust settles are we going to go there and put plugs in all their guns so they can only load 7 bullets at a time? It's amazing how our fearless leaders arm the world while disarming America.

Jun 14, 2013, 1:10pm Permalink
RICHARD L. HALE

Not only no....but H-E-L-L N-O !!!!! Let them kill each other. The fewer we have to worry about coming after us in the future.

Robert, you make an excellent point !!! Wonder what Cuomo's thoughts are on the subject????

Jun 15, 2013, 12:27am Permalink
Mark Potwora

Yet again the view of the people is disregarded.....Obama plans on sending arms that we the people paid for, an arm another group of people in another country....Here we go again sticking our nose where it don't belong..He won't as Bob put it ,arm us, but will arm a bunch of people in another county...Go Figure..

Jun 15, 2013, 4:01pm Permalink

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