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Junkdrawer

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17. And THAT's the way, uh huh, uh huh We Like It....

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sun Aug 25, 2013, 03:32 PM

Aug 2013

If the Middle East stopped fighting each other, the West would be out on its ass in a New York minute.

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The Middle East explained in one letter to the editor [View all] n2doc Aug 2013 OP

Clear as mud, as they say. nt Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #1

Can't say it better than that malaise Aug 2013 #10

clear as mud kardonb Aug 2013 #20

Not true. Not true at all. reusrename Aug 2013 #24

I thought I knew something about the Middle East ... Fantastic Anarchist Aug 2013 #2

Well done. nt bemildred Aug 2013 #3

K & R for the mess it is and the disaster waiting to happen. JimDandy Aug 2013 #4

"the mess it is and the disaster waiting to happen" Aerows Aug 2013 #14

It took years of effort, with death squads lopping off heads at night, to foment unrest in Iraq. reusrename Aug 2013 #25

And he doesn't even mention Israel and Europe! OldEurope Aug 2013 #5

Thanks for straightening that out, Mr. Al-Sabah. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #6

Love it. nt Live and Learn Aug 2013 #7

excellent .. and throw into the mix that there are tribal and family littlewolf Aug 2013 #8

Centuries and more hobbit709 Aug 2013 #12

They make the Hatfields and the McCoys look like Aerows Aug 2013 #15

US State Dept: please read the letter. nt SDjack Aug 2013 #9

"when we understand this chart, we've won..." lastlib Aug 2013 #11

It's a simple matter to understand that it's bullshit. reusrename Aug 2013 #26

I had a wild fantasy the other day. Bette Noir Aug 2013 #13

That's OK. The US has a lot of kerosene to throw on that fire....again. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #16

And THAT's the way, uh huh, uh huh We Like It.... Junkdrawer Aug 2013 #17

Any guide that fits in a nutshell deserves to stay there. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #18

Oil and religion makes strange bedfellows. nt MannyGoldstein Aug 2013 #19

There is money to be made. RC Aug 2013 #21

See what happens when you beat your head against a brick wall? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #22

Perfect! Hope our Prez reads it. Scuba Aug 2013 #23

This is like putting the rapist and the victim on equal footing. reusrename Aug 2013 #27

And when the oppressed are calling for oppression of others? jeff47 Aug 2013 #29

I don't see it that way. reusrename Aug 2013 #30

You're free to see it any way you'd like. But that doesn't change jeff47 Aug 2013 #31

Most people aren't at all interested in oppressing anyone. reusrename Aug 2013 #33

Yet we're still talking about the actual rebel groups and their actual histories. jeff47 Aug 2013 #34

This makes me even madder at Obama BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #28

That would be humorous if there weren't so many people dying. panader0 Aug 2013 #32