Were I the a**hole that he was, I would actually tell him these simple observations. These are my thoughts as I recieve Facebook updates from a close Republican friend regarding Syria.
I am glad you have awoken to the concept that our nation could somehow lie us into a war. I wish you had been open to the idea when I told you the same thing about a decade ago.
I am glad you have the opportunity to second guess our political leaders. I wish you felt the same for me when you called me a traitor for not following our President "In a time of war".
I am glad you are able to see that this conflict may not have a clean end or easily definable purpose. I wish you had thought about it before you walked into my office closed my door, and told me I was "Aiding and abetting the terrorist enemy" (Yes, that really happened)
You haven't hit me with this talking point yet, but I'm sure you'll get to the question of "how will we pay for this"? Inside, I'll laugh. What I won't say, is something profoundly brain dead, like "It will pay for itself through oil sales".
Will you notice when I don't call you a traitor, a terrorist, or an enabler? Will you reflect on your own words that you used against me? Will you even notice the bare naked self contradictions on which wars you support and which you don't?
Of course you won't.