“We do not have viable options that would be better than Assad, so we should stay out. “
Reminds me of the Bush people bragging about having an exit strategy when the Iraq and Afghan wars got going, and especially how well it worked out when we got rid of Saddam. It turned out to be a mess all the way around where we actually destabilized the region and let Iran become more powerful when Saddam was actually keeping them at bay. Not to mention the cost of American lives and dollars spent.
We don’t have a better plan than Assad. We should just keep the hell out.
The only possible reason I’d want to get red of Assad is so I could personally take in his hot wife as a refugee.
“The only possible reason I’d want to get rid of Assad is so I could personally take in his hot wife as a refugee.”
That is the FIRST rational reason I’ve seen for risking nuclear war with Russia. The Neocons here just want to do it for sport (maybe they’re sick of the NFL types taking knees and need some new entertainment?).
...but my preference, overall, is to still blow the whole thing off and get out.