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17. It's unfortunate, but...

Sat May 11, 2013, 07:20 PM

May 2013

...shit happens.

We can't be world policeman. It actually ends up doing more harm than good and it costs too much.

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UN rights chief: Syria massacres must spur world action [View all] oberliner May 2013 OP

He would be wrong. nt DCKit May 2013 #1

Who is "he"? oberliner May 2013 #2

Picky, picky, just saw her on the news tonight. DCKit May 2013 #3

Not everyone who opposes the "dictator" is "AQ". pampango May 2013 #8

The action should be food and medical aid. David__77 May 2013 #4

No war crimes investigation? oberliner May 2013 #6

In his case it actually generally doesn't, no. (nt) Posteritatis May 2013 #21

Let's just do nothing Cali_Democrat May 2013 #5

The UN should do nothing? oberliner May 2013 #7

Should the UN do nothing? Cali_Democrat May 2013 #9

Israel? This is about the bloodshed in Syria oberliner May 2013 #10

Yes Cali_Democrat May 2013 #11

This article isn't about whether the US should do anything oberliner May 2013 #12

And when the UN "intervened" against Iraq in the early 1990's..... Cali_Democrat May 2013 #13

What about the Rwandan genocide? oberliner May 2013 #15

It's unfortunate, but... Cali_Democrat May 2013 #17

That was the US actively preventing the UN from doing something. (nt) Posteritatis May 2013 #19

Here's hoping someone does something oberliner May 2013 #16

The international community can oberliner May 2013 #20