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Originally Posted by baddog
From the hearings: The message is to Iran and North Korea that when we tell them they can't do this, that or the other thing (ie: own nukes) is that if we are willing to bomb Syria we will be willing to bomb them; and if we are not willing to stop Syria, we certainly will not follow thru on our threats to Iran/N Korea.
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Yeah, I get the rationale behind it. I mean, from a practical standpoint what would have to be achieved to consider the message 'sent'.
My take is that short of a massive sustained strike that destabilizes Assad's regime (not necessarily the ideal outcome in the long run), I'm not sure what will effectively serve notice.