Sunday, April 28, 2013

FOX News Sunday

"Boston is the greatest terrorist attack since 911." You've got to be joking. Seriously. There is no comparison between the two events. Exploitative rhetoric that dishonors the victims.

The events of 911 caused a financial crash in the markets. Can we please be real about this.


This is the chemical weapon plants in Syria. They are outside of Aleppo where the release was detected. There is a very good chance the Syrian government never intended to use the weapons. I think the release and the reason for it is far more important at this point.

Syria is not a signator of the Chemical Weapons Convention. In that lies the understanding they continued to stockpile these agents. There is no valid reason to invade Syria by most other nations because they are not in violation of the treaty. No one is discussing this correctly in the media, are they?

The media is seeking political leverage and not informing the public of the USA or the people of the region for that matter. I mean there are many nations in the region that would be very upset by any plan for Syria to use these weapons, so the USA is not alone in this concern.

Of a greater reality to me is the fact there was a release at all. Aleppo has been an interest of the revolutionary forces for a long time. I think we all know why now.

With such a small release of the Sarin one has to sincerely think this facility could be under attack by the rebels. The rebels do not have the expertise to protect the facilities. We have witnessed the complete disregard for infrastructure by rebels in Algers in not that many months ago. The rebels know how to destroy, but, they do not have the expertise to handle established infrastructure to protect it. I am more worried about rebels within this facility than an attack by Assad.

No one can deny there has been people effected by these stockpiles, but, the question is what if anything is Russia doing about it. Russia stands in the way of safety at this point, but, the place is in disarray. If even Russia were to roll into Aleppo there would be a major outbreak of war. This is a real pickle and Russia needs to talk to Turkey and other nations in the region to solve this dilemma. This is not an easy one.


As a matter of fact, if there were a full invasion into the region to gain control of the agents at this facility, it could completely backfire and cause large numbers of deaths. That would be more than irresponsible by any nation.

It is my understanding there are leaders for the rebel forces in Turkey. Are there any among them that actually understand the dangers of this facility and how to protect the people they lead?

If there was a release of Sarin because rebels invaded these facilities then the rebels are dead by their own hand. If there is no further release of these lethal weapons then it is because the facilities are no longer being toyed with and hopefully there are people on the ground in the facility that can actually handle the stockpiles correctly.

Cooperation in the area has to result as well as the people and the rebels, otherwise, this is a dangerous dilemma without a clear resolve. Senator McCain is correct in stating the nations in the region can be protected by a No Fly Zone established by interceptor missiles and other methods. That may be the only answer available to The West, Syria and Russia at this point.