Intervention in Syria ifs the first step in our proxy war with Iran, Netanyahu and Obama gave been waiting for any excuse for months now. They can't have Iran Iraq and Syria complete their oil pipeline and cut the US out, effectively killing the petrol dollar we worked so hard to force on the world.
I mean it's not like we went to any of those other countries for the people. How's Iraq doing since we left? How bout Lybia? Our puppet Mursi lasted what, a year and a half? It's not our place to topple regimes and play world police, but that's never stopped the cia or the military before.
Like Hampus said, were at a different point in technology than we were during Iraq, information is harder to censor across the internet and the increase in the number of smartphone and recording devices in the hands of average people makes it more likely that events will be reported if not by the media than by the people. It's harder to flat out lie to the people now without getting caught. though that doesn't stop them from doing it.
I mean it's not like we went to any of those other countries for the people. How's Iraq doing since we left? How bout Lybia? Our puppet Mursi lasted what, a year and a half? It's not our place to topple regimes and play world police, but that's never stopped the cia or the military before.
Like Hampus said, were at a different point in technology than we were during Iraq, information is harder to censor across the internet and the increase in the number of smartphone and recording devices in the hands of average people makes it more likely that events will be reported if not by the media than by the people. It's harder to flat out lie to the people now without getting caught. though that doesn't stop them from doing it.