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no bull and the aftermath.

So, the question was, do you know with a confidence with any certainty what the consequences of

such an intervention would be?

And I would say, no, I don't know for sure what would happen if we don't intervene.

I do know for sure what will happen if we don't intervene.

And I'm not a rocket scientist.

I don't even speak Arabic.

And there are others who know this region far more profoundly than I do who had the same

views.

And basically, as a consequence of our adamant refusal, adamant stubborn dogmatic refusal

to do anything about the Syrian situation, right?

We are now witnessing the most defining humanitarian crisis of our time.

It dwarfs Bosnia, a defining strategic crisis.

All you have to do is look at where Syria is on the map.

And according to the most cold-hearted Kissingerian calculus you would feel impelled to add, we

are witnessing human suffering that is simply unbearable to watch.

We are witnessing the destabilization of various European countries.

I mean, it is simply astonishing.

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