It Doesn't Take a Rocket Scientist . . .

Should the United States become involved in yet another foreign conflict?

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that:

· Syria is a Muslim nation.

· Striking Syria will bring about even more animosity and persecution towards Americans living on foreign soil.

· The Koran and Hadith are intolerant of differing belief systems, to the point of imprisonment and death.

· Calling an attack on another country a “strike” does not lessen the implications of the results.

· Calling a strike on a country which is in the midst of political turmoil will cause unwanted results.

· Calling a strike without congressional support is unconscionable.

· Declaring war without congressional support is unconstitutional

· The Syrian conflict has no real connection to U.S. security and there is little our country can do to bring about a peaceful regime.

· A victory on either side in Syria will not bring to power a government friendly to the U.S.

· Years of spending money and sacrificing lives of U.S. soldiers in the    Middle East has not helped to bring peace to those countries.

· Striking Syria as a response to the killing of innocent lives will, more than likely, kill more innocent lives.

I am saddened by the horrific results of the recent chemical attack, and I pray that these nations can resolve their conflicts in a peaceful manner.  However, as terrible as the situation has become, our country needs to be very careful about our response, asking three questions (not necessarily in this order):

1. Is the response constitutional?

2. Is our response moral?

3. Will the response we choose resolve conflict in such a way that lives are saved, freedoms are protected, and our nation’s security is not jeopardized?

If necessary, we need to be like the young man, below, who was willing to take a stand against his government when it was not the popular thing to do!