USA - Bombing of Syria

SYRIA #Syria bombing - US partners = Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan & Bahrain (+ x1 more??) -- al Arabiya (said x5) US-Libya Business Association, org funded primarily by US oil companies—including Chevron, Exxon Mobil & Marathon - #Libya's abundant supply > lawyer David Goldwyn, H/Clinton's envoy / lobbied Congress 4 pro-Libyan policies + battled [against] leg'n re Lockerbie suit of Libya govt >source http://goo.gl/EvS4An  - WikiLeaks H/Clinton cables: shale gas / re potential for fracking in their host countries [this off-topic article refers to US_Libya Business Assoc & parties relevant to Libya] >> I'm gonna take a guess: everyone's out to get al-Assad because of something to do with oil? #Syria "strikes focused on Isil positions in Raqa, a stronghold for the Sunni extremists, + targets along the Iraq-Syria border" /gulfnews >"Last wk US Congress endorsed Obama’s plan 2 train & arm moderate Syrian rebels 2 battle Isil group" - http://goo.gl/ob2cFE NOTE:  THERE HAVE BEEN DENIALS THAT SYRIA WAS ADVISED IN ADVANCE RT (AP) "Damascus says Washington informed Syria's UN envoy before striking Islamic State in #Syria." >> Doesn't qualify as CONSENT NBC >> "U.S. strikes will help Syria rebels defeat Assad, opposition says" ... er, why are they quoting the OPPOSITION of a govt ? COMMENT The big story of the day is the bombing of Syria.   Claims were made that the US notified Syria in advance.  Other stories indicate Syria wasn't advised.  Either way, notification doesn't amount to having obtained consent. It occurred to me that the weekend talks with Iran in NY may have been to obtain Iran's approval to go ahead with violating Syrian sovereignty. Bear in mind, I'm new to watching this stuff and this is just a guess on my part (which could be completely wrong). Others thought that the big US drive to draw allies into IS dispute was because of the Iran bogeyman.  It didn't occur to me that Iran would challenge the US, so I don't know if this is likely or not. By the time I got a hold of a couple of good articles on the subject, I was well over digesting information that involved reading pages on a subject:  all I wanted was the simple facts. Was quite shocked that the US went ahead and bombed when Syria was adamant that its consent would be required.  It struck me as immoral. Was also shocked to see photos (later in the day) of what looks like an urban region that's been bombed, as I imagined they'd be bombing somewhere in the desert and not civilians (some of whom were killed and injured). From what I've read, Congress consent was a mere formality -- it wasn't a requirement.  That's pretty shocking as well.  It shouldn't be (now that I've come across instances where congress as been left out of the loop etc), but it is nonetheless.  What happened to the democratic process -- or isn't there one? Was shocked to read that the IS group had issued an audio urging adherents to kill members of the public of countries that are involved in the alliance.  Also quite indignant about that, as members of the public are hardly to blame for things the public has no say in. Addendum:  The material relating to Goldwyn is COMPLETELY off-topic and, today, I'm wondering why I've linked it to Syria!!  Rookie error, I guess.  For some dumb reason, I keep confusing Libya and Syria.   Retract!  Retract! In an article that I was reading in relation to shale and fracking, there was indication that all was amicable between the US and Syria at one time -- but, obviously, something's soured and the West appears intent on unseating the al-Assad regime. It would have to have something to do with resources in the region, I'm guessing.  [Sticking with that conclusion] Very odd that the US media is reporting what the 'opposition' have to say on a matter concerning the government of a country.  Actually, it's also odd that those seeking to take down the government by military means would be referred to as the 'opposition', as if they were merely the opposing political party.