Dempsey says US considering use of force in Syria

AP, via Stars & Stripes ^ | July 18, 2013 | RICHARD LARDNER

[Timber Rattler]

The nation's top military officer tells a Senate committee the Obama administration is deliberating whether to use military power in Syria, where a civil war entering its third year has killed almost 93,000 people.

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey says during congressional testimony Thursday that he has provided President Barack Obama with options for the use of force in Syria.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I watched the hearing with McCain going after Dempsey.....and I really doubt his heart (Dempsey ) is in it.

That was a very tough session,...followed by more from others.

Repeat on Cspan at 9 PDT/

Worth watching...lot's of different topics.

[onyx]

Thanks very much, Ernest.

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks Ernest. I finished watching that hearing about a half hour ago.
Heaven only knows what kind of bull shit Dempsey advices the pres on.
The CJCS is one slick English professor. Time to hit the rack early tonight.
Do have a safe healthy upcoming day all.

[SJackson]

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I hope this is considering as in we consider every contingency. Wonder if we have two plans, one if we ally ourself with the Brotherhood, Hamas, al Qaida and the Pakistani Taliban, another plan if we ally with Assad

[onedoug]

And our “conservative” House - which funds these operations - says nothing at all.

[dfwgator]

McCain is chomping at the bit, he hasn’t had a good war for awhile.

[justa-hairyape]

Since even Obama doesn't want American "boots on the ground" with the accompanying flag-draped coffins, this probably means a massive launch of cruise missiles and/or air power.

Unlike the thousands of coffins that came back from Afghanistan after Emperor Zero changed their combat rules ? This guy has no problem getting thousands of Americans killed. Look how he just tried to start a race war over Trayvon Martin.

[Sender]

He has no problem getting us into all sorts of trouble. Politically, I hope that the congress critters up for election in 2014 realize that another dragged-out Muslim civil war would be a Bad Thing. Although many of them didn’t realize that sending big weapons into a Muslim civil war is also a Bad Thing.