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FarLeftFist

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21. Arm the rebels. Send in the CIA. Find channels.

Reply to Bonobo (Reply #20)

Mon Feb 6, 2012, 11:06 PM

Feb 2012

Quiet ones and not necessarily U.S. ones, to reach out to key Syrian elites like the business community. And do all this without making it a U.S. issue. Name it something like "Friends of Syria", with the Arab League and individual Arab states out front. Tighten sanctions, keep naming and shaming Russia and China, provide refugee relief. Flood the zone. We should be helping at least indirectly the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian National Council.

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POTUS statement on Syria [View all] nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 OP

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So, which is it? Tx4obama Feb 2012 #3

You probably were watching pro-govt. drones on MSM. I haven't seen Cleita Feb 2012 #7

Why is it mutually exclusive? TheWraith Feb 2012 #13

It may be time to dismantle the Syrian Govt. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #2

That is exactly the thinking in Tel Aviv, Riyadh, and DC that fueled this civil war. leveymg Feb 2012 #6

Yes. I'm saying that we should take Assad out of power by any means necessary. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #8

"We"? As in America? Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #9

Yes, WE as in America. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #10

Yay! For war! Smoke 'em out! Bring it on! Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #14

This would be a humanitarian mission being Assad's men are cutting off the faces of children. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #15

America, fuck yeah! Bonobo Feb 2012 #11

Yup. Arm the rebels. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #12

Hey I think I found another government somewhere doing bad things! Bonobo Feb 2012 #16

I know, it must be weird to imagine a completely democratic world where people aren't oppressed. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #17

Yes, and everyone knows that the way to get peace is to bomb the living shit out of people Bonobo Feb 2012 #18

Who said anything about bombs? FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #19

What was your plan for "dismantling" the Syrian government? nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #20

Arm the rebels. Send in the CIA. Find channels. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #21

China paper defends Syria veto, doubts West's intentions Tx4obama Feb 2012 #4

Posted yesterday Owlet Feb 2012 #5