Syria, SCOTUS, and the Folly of Political Expediency -- Colin's Last Stand (Episode 3)
Launching missiles at Syria and changing the rules of the Senate to push a SCOTUS nominee through are just a couple of recent examples of how the drive for political expediency at all costs has failed us. And it will fail us until we, as a people, demand better.
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Further Reading/Bibliography:
America Dropped 26,171 Bombs in 2016: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/09/america-dropped-26171-bombs-2016-obama-legacy
Brian Williams Thinks Syria Bombing is Beautiful: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/04/07/brian-williams-images-us-airstrikes-on-syria-are-beautiful.html
Congress Approval Ratings: http://www.gallup.com/poll/1600/congress-public.aspx
Countries Where Homosexuality May Be Punished By Death: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/13/here-are-the-10-countries-where-homosexuality-may-be-punished-by-death-2/?utm_term=.58031247e5e6
How is Syria Still Using Chemical Weapons?: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/04/syria-chemical-weapons-attack/521883/
How Many Boots on the Ground Would it Take to Defeat ISIS?: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/syria-boots-on-the-ground-isis-390
Inside Putin's and Assad's War Against ISIS: http://www.newsweek.com/putin-isis-assad-syria-palmyra-russia-war-islamic-state-441497
Joe Biden Argued For Delaying SCOTUS Picks in 1992: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/us/politics/joe-biden-argued-for-delaying-supreme-court-picks-in-1992.html
McConnell Says No Scalia Replacement Under Obama: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/mitch-mcconnell-antonin-scalia-supreme-court-nomination-219248
MH17 Shot Down by Rebels With Russian Missile: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/mh17-russia-ukraine-rebels-responsible-downing-malaysia-airlines-plane-prosecution-charges-vladimir-a7334246.html
Obama Seeks Approval by Congress for Strike in Syria: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/01/world/middleeast/syria.html
Russia Officially Annexes Crimea: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-annexes-crimea-away-from-ukraine-with-signature-from-vladimir-putin/
Saudi Arabia's Oppression of Women: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/10/28/saudi-arabias-oppression-of-women-goes-way-beyond-its-ban-on-driving/?utm_term=.639396be1e30
Senate GOP Triggers Nuclear Option: http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/06/politics/senate-nuclear-option-neil-gorsuch/
Senate Guts Filibuster Power: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/191042-dems-reid-may-go-nuclear-thursday
Syria Refugee Crisis Facts You Need to Know: https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/syria-refugee-crisis-war-facts
The Confused Person's Guide to the Syrian Civil War: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/10/syrian-civil-war-guide-isis/410746/
The War in Syria, Explained: http://www.vox.com/2017/4/8/15218782/syria-trump-bomb-assad-explainer
Tom Udall Proposes Gorsuch, Garland Nominated Together: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/27/mark-udall-trying-get-both-supreme-court-nominees-/
Top Republicans Who Opposed Syria Praise Trump's Strikes: http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/07/politics/kfile-top-republicans-syria-trump/index.html
Trump's Syria Strike Opens Rift on Left: http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/4/7/15218644/democrats-trump-syria-left
Tweets Show Hypocrisy with Trump's Missile Launch: https://www.romper.com/p/tweets-show-the-hypocrisy-with-trumps-missile-launch-the-syrian-refugees-49712
Vietnam War Casualty Statistics: https://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-statistics.html