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whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts) Fri Aug 30, 2013, 03:18 PM Aug 2013

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	Punishing Assad
	1 (10%)
	Influencing the outcome of Syria's civil war
	1 (10%)
	Provoking Iran
	2 (20%)
	Poking a sharp stick in Russia's eye
	0 (0%)
	Wagging the dog?
	1 (10%)
	Other
	5 (50%)
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So what do you figure this shit is all about? [View all] whatchamacallit Aug 2013 OP

Oil. LiberalEsto Aug 2013 #1

Maintaining chaos in regions containing Shit the West Wants leftstreet Aug 2013 #2

^^this^^ sibelian Aug 2013 #3

But weakening Assad could speed the end of this civil war Motown_Johnny Aug 2013 #10

+1 leftstreet Aug 2013 #19

If that was the case then we could pressure Saudi Arabia Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #28

Preemptive defense of Israel 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #5

Israel has nothing to do with this. Mosby Aug 2013 #16

Russia and malaise Aug 2013 #6

THANK YOU. DevonRex Aug 2013 #15

Two step process: Premature Idealism >>> CYA cthulu2016 Aug 2013 #8

Appeasing RW war-mongers. Graybeard Aug 2013 #9

PNAC and corporate empire. woo me with science Aug 2013 #11

Tough guy PR. But, it's turning into a flop. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2013 #12

bingo! paulk Aug 2013 #21

Yes. That's what DevonRex Aug 2013 #24

LOL Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #30

It sure as shit isn't humanitarian. The Link Aug 2013 #20

Money, which is to say oil. nt rrneck Aug 2013 #23

Keeping DU in a continual state of freak out. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #25

Other: Multiple causes and a whole lot of jingo. HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #26

Face-saving for politicians. It's kabuki politics with bombs. n/t backscatter712 Aug 2013 #29

Making sure the one percent make money somehow, someway. BlueJazz Aug 2013 #31

Other. Profits for the MIC. We have ordinance Warpy Aug 2013 #32

MIC needs a bone. truebluegreen Aug 2013 #33

A distraction DJ13 Aug 2013 #34