Jack, I have to thank you for that well-articulated post where you
quoted Fallout. Allow me to refute:
This will be my referenceRussia has deep economic interests in Syria, as well as a very hypocritical ideological stance about the American war machine. However, if they were to use nuclear weapons, it would
not be in their own best interest, seeing as how it would destroy
the fucking world economy, which Russia sort of relies on to do
anything. Russia may be a bit unstable right now, but they're doing far better than who we should be worried about.
Iran is dominated by a Shiite government, as is Syria. Simply put, Iran stands to lose its most important ally in the middle east if the US intervenes and the Sunni rebels overtake the government. This government is the one we
should be worried about, but mainly more for its threats of war than any nuclear capability.
China is playing the Gendo Ikari in this situation, simply waiting to see if the situation plays out in its favor. China is the least likely out of all nations to respond with military action, let alone nuclear weapons.
Lebanon/Jordan are making threats of war/sanctions etc. etc., basically it's Tuesday for the Israeli Defense Force.
Now allow me to remind you, and everyone here, that HOLY SHIT CHEMICAL WEAPONS ARE FUCKING BAAAAAD
The UN has banned chemical weapons for a
reason. The effects of their usage go beyond horrifying, mustard gas causes your
fucking skin to blister. Nerve agents cause all of your muscles to contract, including such vital muscles as
fucking everything, slowly cutting off airflow and asphyxiating whoever is caught in the blast radius. Which, if the winds are unfavorable, could be
a lot of fucking people.tl;dr don't link to conspiracy playlists next time you try to make a point broheim