Syria Damascus streets a day before Congress
Life continues on the streets of Damascus, but the threat of a potential military strike from the US forces hangs over Syria. The US Congress reconvenes on 9 September and there will be a vote on military strike against Syria.

Our nation could be initiating another conflict that will surely escalate. Let's watch some movies.

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

Let's hope for once in our lives, we stay out of it. I guess I mainly have a problem hitting people who hate us in the hopes that the other folks who hate us will do better.

I think that proceeding on our own without the full support and cooperation of the UN as a joint move wouldn't be a "bold & decisive effort to do the right thing". It would be arrogant. Why do we always think we know better than anyone else?

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

Very true, WI. Even one of, if not the, closest of our allies ... the UK, has listened to their people and said no to military involvement. Seems like the people of our countries has more wisdom than our governments. Maybe that's why our forefathers wanted this to be the land ... OF the people, BY the people, and, FOR the people ... and tried to put in place laws that, if followed, would assure that to be the case.

But the better news today is that there are serious diplomatic efforts, that have been at least accepted in principle by Syria, to have Syria turn over it's chemical weapon stocks to an international commission, for eventual destruction.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles...yria-Diplomacy/

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On the kinkometer, my kink measures as a sine wave.

Let's hope something comes of that proposal.

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Eudaimonia

So why bother even having a United Nations? We should just rule the world and make everyone do what we think is best.

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

WI, that's my plan when I run for president. I just have to wait until I'm 35.

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"BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Will he offer me his mouth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his teeth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his jaws? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Again, will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes! GIRL: Yes. BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Yes. BOY: I bet you say that to all the boys!" -Meatloaf

Uneasy is the head that wears the crown, young buck.

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

... becuse as a rule of thumb, by and large, and for the most part, "To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war." as one report has it.

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Eudaimonia

That's because they're so heavy. I think I'll just hang mine on the back of my throne.

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"BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Will he offer me his mouth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his teeth? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his jaws? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes. GIRL: Again, will he offer me his hunger? BOY: Yes! GIRL: Yes. BOY: On a hot summer night, would you offer your throat to the wolf with the red roses? GIRL: Yes. BOY: I bet you say that to all the boys!" -Meatloaf

hey,

Que?

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