Will Obama Invade Syria For "Humanitarian" Reasons", Too???

Syria death toll hits 120 over 2 days, group says - Yahoo! News

BEIRUT – The death toll from two days of violence in Syria reached 120 Saturday as security forces fired on tens of thousands of mourners who shouted for the regime's downfall during funeral processions, a human rights group said.

The mounting death toll prompted two Syrian lawmakers to resign in disgust over the killings. More than 300 people have been killed since the uprising against autocratic President Bashar Assad began more than five weeks ago.

The lawmakers, Nasser Hariri and Khalil Rifai, are from the southern region of Daraa that unleashed the protest movement in mid-March after teenagers were arrested there for scrawling anti-regime graffiti on a wall.

"If I cannot protect the chests of my people from these treacherous strikes, then there is no meaning for me to stay in the People's Assembly. I declare my resignation," Hariri told Al-Jazeera in an interview. The resignations were exceedingly rare in Syria, where nearly all opposition figures are either jailed or exiled.

Ammar Qurabi, the head of Syria's National Organization for Human Rights, said 112 people were killed Friday and at least eight on Saturday. Friday was by far the deadliest day of the uprising.

But the bloodshed so far has only served to invigorate protesters whose demands have snowballed from modest reforms to the downfall of Assad. Each Friday, growing numbers of people in multiple cities have taken to the streets despite the near certainty that they would come under swift attack from security forces and shadowy pro-government gunmen known as "shabiha."

The heavy security crackdown on Friday and Saturday came after Assad warned a week ago that any further unrest would be considered "sabotage" after he made the gesture of lifting long-hated emergency laws, a step he ratified on Thursday.

It was a clear sign that regime was prepared to escalate an already bloody response, with nearly 300 already dead in more than five weeks. The increasing bloodshed has drawn international condemnation. In Washington on Friday, President Barack Obama condemned the latest use of force by Syria against anti-government demonstrators and said the regime's "outrageous" use of violence against the protesters must "end now." (Remember, he said the same thing about Libya).

Unrest was reported Saturday in Douma, a suburb of the capital, the southern village of Izraa and the nearby village of Sheikh Miskeen. The witness account could not be independently confirmed because Syria has expelled journalists and restricted access to trouble spots. They spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.

"They prevented us from continuing our way to the cemetery," said the witness in Douma, who said he was among at least 50,000 people taking part in the funerals there.

 

"Will Obama Invade Syria For "Humanitarian" Reasons", Too???"

Simple answer is no.

My question is what countries has President Obama invaded?

 

You would have to be living under a rock not to know we invaded Libya Clembo. I guess the real question is where you are going with that question. I don't think you are going to nitpick and say that airstrikes alone don't count as an invasion so I will assume you are going to say that Obama (US) didn't invade, a UN coalition did. Whichever way you are going, you are about to step on a land mine. My advice is quit while you are behind.

 

Clembo, now that you've been enlightened to the fact that Obama invaded Libya which he said he did for "humanitarian reasons" because the Libyan government was killing its own civilians, do you think he'll invade Syria based on the same reasoning? Whether you think he'll invade or not, please explain.

 

April 25, 2011

Thousands of Syrian troops raid rebellious city

BEIRUT – Thousands of soldiers backed by tanks and snipers moved in before dawn to the city where Syria's anti-government uprising began, causing panic in the streets when they opened fire indiscriminately on civilians and went house-to-house rounding up suspected protesters. At least 11 people were killed and 14 others lay in the streets — either dead or gravely wounded, witnesses said.
The military raids on the southern city of Daraa and at least two other areas suggested Syria is trying to impose military control on the centers of protests against President Bashar Assad, whose family has ruled Syria for four decades. Residents and human rights activists said the regime wants to terrify opponents and intimidate them from staging any more demonstrations.
The offensive was meticulously planned: Electricity, water and mobile phone services were cut. Security agents armed with guns and knives conducted house-to-house sweeps, neighborhoods were sectioned off and checkpoints were erected before the sun rose.
"They have snipers firing on everybody who is moving," a witness told The Associated Press by telephone. "They aren't discriminating. There are snipers on the mosque. They are firing at everybody," he added, asking that his name not be used for fear of retribution.
The massive assault on Daraa appeared to be part of new strategy of crippling, pre-emptive strikes against any opposition to Assad, rather than reacting to demonstrations. Other crackdowns and arrest sweeps were reported on the outskirts of Damascus and the coastal town of Jableh — bringing more international condemnation and threats of targeted sanctions by Washington.
Razan Zeitounia, a human rights activist in Damascus, said the widespread arrests — including of men along with their families — appear to be an attempt to scare protesters and set an example for the rest of the country.
As the Syrian government stepped up its crackdown, the U.S. State Department urged Americans to defer all travel to Syria and advised those already in the country to leave while commerical transportation is still available. It also ordered some nonessential U.S. embassy staff and the families of all embassy personnel to leave Syria. It said the embassy would remain open for limited services.
The attack on Daraa, an impoverished city on the Jordanian border, was by far the biggest in scope and firepower. Video purportedly shot by activists showed tanks rolling through streets and grassy fields with soldiers on foot jogging behind them.

 

Fortunately, I don't see us invading, bombing, throwing spitballs, etc at Syria.

I also don't think there is any interest in the Arab League, UN, Europe. etc to go after Assad. So he can kill his folks all he wants. They should be able to qualify for the economic sanctions package, though.

 

Those poor, poor Syrians. If Obama used the premise of "humanitarian reasons" to invade Libya, but doesn't use it to invade Syria... then what the hell is he doing? Certainly Obama has heard of Responsibility to Protect:

- International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP)).

For further reading on the Responsiblity to Protect Doctrine and George Soros' One World Order, here's some interesting reading:

- GEORGE SOROS STARTS HIS ONE WORLD ORDER – Responsibility to Protect

 

Where's the UN?