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kenny blankenship

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12. Arm Al Qaeda to the teeth! It's the PRAGMATIC thing to do.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Sun Aug 25, 2013, 09:41 AM

Aug 2013

We've done it before, we can do it again!
I've been away - is Bush still Prezidentin'? I can't believe we're even talking about dumb shit like this.

The following been true for ALL MY LIFE: middling in the Meddle East has brought us nothing but tears.

And this (prospective) episode would likely make the recent Iraq Adventure look like a pleasant garden party in nice weather. Snap out of it, Democrats.

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Syria? You want to intervene? Specifically what would you do? [View all] Are_grits_groceries Aug 2013 OP

+1000 Recursion Aug 2013 #1

Same questions I have. "It is a mixed up hot mess." n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #2

du rec. xchrom Aug 2013 #3

I'd ... 99Forever Aug 2013 #4

how hard can this be: kill people to keep people from killing people. KG Aug 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Aug 2013 #6

Let's lay out the options and the players Benton D Struckcheon Aug 2013 #7

And Iran is in the mix. Are_grits_groceries Aug 2013 #10

Hezbollah is anti-Israeli. Will they get pulled in? This an End Timers' dream. freshwest Aug 2013 #14

Someone at the UN JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #8

For the repugs its, Bomb bomb bomb, bomb Iran bahrbearian Aug 2013 #9

If there were a way to help (in other world crises there have been),I would be for it. Unfortunately pampango Aug 2013 #11

Arm Al Qaeda to the teeth! It's the PRAGMATIC thing to do. kenny blankenship Aug 2013 #12

Nobody has any idea what to do in Syria... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #13

If there no answers at all, we should stay out. It'd be worse than Afghanistan. freshwest Aug 2013 #15

Looks like Obama's trying to stay out, but there's a lot of... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #16