georgephillip
Diamond Member
I suppose no-fly zones and air support would increase the demand for medical aid and assistance to refugees in Syria, and there seems little doubt which ever side wins will have its authoritarian, ruthless elites ruling the homeless survivors of US/NATO air strikes.Air support, no-fly-zone, medical aid (supplies, triage doctors, field hospitals), transportation, food, intelligence, money, assistance to refuges, etc....there is much more to waging war than weapons and ammo.What form of US involvement in Syria would not involve selling arms?...the US cannot refuse to be involved. We can however, refuse to arm either side. In doing so, we would be arming our future enemies, no matter which side wins.
FWIW, I think you're dead right about future enemies.
Still I think we would be giving aid and comfort to future enemies. Whichever side wins will likely be our enemy afterwards.