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DevonRex

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14. Trying to keep Russia from supplying Syria, Iraq and other ME nations with

Reply to whatchamacallit (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2013, 03:28 PM

Aug 2013

all sorts of weapons. They already sell $4.4B in weapons to Syria and more to Iran. This was Russia poking a stick in our eye by having Assad use chemical weapons supplied by Russia.

Russia will not stop with Syria. Soon we will have to reassess Iran's nuclear capability if Russia is allowed to continue unchecked. This has much less to do with Assad than it does with Putin.

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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

If it is only limited strikes then they need only be directed at which ever side KurtNYC Aug 2013 #18

+1 leftstreet Aug 2013 #19

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

Continuing the PNAC plan to "run the table" in the middle east, eliminating every independent regime Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #4

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

How about some of the usual reason, the continuation of the Pentagon's eternal war, avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #7

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

Whatever pics and video we've seen of the effects of use of chemical weapons against civilians, NYC_SKP Aug 2013 #13

These days? Please. You are right though, those pictures show very healthy people with full The_Casual_Observer Aug 2013 #17

Trying to keep Russia from supplying Syria, Iraq and other ME nations with DevonRex Aug 2013 #14

yes, I get the feeling we are at war with Russia via Proxy/Syria. And it leaves me feeling KittyWampus Aug 2013 #22

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

Both sides are worried that their mommy ate too many chicken wings while she was pregnant. Glassunion Aug 2013 #27

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