THE SHERIFF

Maybe he has figured out that the job is not as hard as he thought.

President Bush was raked over the coals because the inspectors turned up no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, and rightfully so. Syria has used chemical weapons less than 3 months from the end of Pres. Obama's final day on the job. The former president gets no free pass here.

Lavar just making sure he gets his cut.

Is this ship still steaming towards our destroyers?

Apparently not, Pres. Obama has stated that he made a mistake with Syria.

Buzzkill.

Yeah, it sure looks like shutting down the airbase was not the objective. With our capabilities that would've been child's play. Why? We will probably never know. My concern is there are many moving parts in Syria and we may or may not fully understand the consequences of our actions.

I believe there is a reason the airbase is still operational. Basically we are all ignorant regarding the situation in Syria. Very limited information to us simpletons. This seems to be a complicated issue. We need to proceed with caution. We're dealing with a number of bad actors at once. Assad and ISIS among others. Throw in Putin and his band of merry men and you have a powder keg. I've said before, destabilizing a country like this can have a domino effect, this is the only reason Assad is allowed to maintain power.

Well the president is a double agent working for Russia and is complicit in the chemical attacks so don't expect to much.

Assad and the Syrian government have an agreement with the US that forbids them from possessing chemical weapons. They not only broke that agreement but went a step further and murdered innocents. Pres. Trump has an obligation to react to this situation. The US response has been widely accepted as a success. I totally agree.

Any update on this ship?

Yep looks like Middle Ball got the same defensive foot speed gene that Lonzo got.

I understand your frustration with the comments about Pres. Obama. I don't think he is a weak person, I applaud him for even attempting to deal with Assad the way he did. Attacking another country and sending young troops to die is beyond my comprehension. The decisions required of the United States president is above the pay grade of guys like me. It's easy to say I'd do this and I'd do that but in reality none of us know how we would respond in decisions of life and death. I have the utmost respect for the responsibility of the person carrying the weight of the presidency on their shoulders. That includes every president that has existed in my lifetime. I may disagree with decisions they make or the way they act,but I would never disrespect the person or office. That includes Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

Syria is not different now than 2013. That is the problem, Pres. Obama was very patient with the Assad regime. Donald Trump was not president in 2013, and obviously his patience has worn thin.

I hope there's not a next time. But if there is, I hope the next time it's not a message.

Assad has not responded to verbal warnings or even held to agreements with the US. At what point would you draw the line?

The threat of nuclear warfare limits the options with Russia. US military force could have devastating results.

President Obama committed a cardinal sin for a sitting American president. He made an idle threat. Assad was told that he would be held accountable, that never happened. America has been accepting refugees from Syria for many years now. That has not stopped the atrocities. At some point action had to be taken. Murdering innocents with chemical weapons should be dealt with swiftly and firmly.

Russia has done nothing. Russia will do nothing. Destabilizing a country is risky business. Events have a chain reaction effect. That's why Assad is still in power. At this point he is the lesser evil.

Or he's a buffoon who happens to have a kid that is a good basketball player. Time will tell.

This guy is a complete buffoon. I guess he can't see that people are laughing at him, not with him.

If you ain't cheatin you ain't tryin.

It means the same as you being forced to punch somebody in the mouth and his friend saying, well I'm gonna buy him a face mask.

This operation was meant for Putin as much as Assad. Putin has influence on Assad, I'm guessing he'll be using it.

Agreed. The US knows this. The ball is now in Assad's court. We'll see how he responds.