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soryang

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10. spin it however you like n/t

Reply to Barack_America (Reply #8)

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 12:10 AM

Sep 2013

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I'm surprised to see few threads questioning the MOTIVE behind an attack on Syria. [View all] Barack_America Sep 2013 OP

why it's oil, power and money gopiscrap Sep 2013 #1

It's the - oil, pipeline, power, money, penis size, tribalism, revenge, deep sea ports... KittyWampus Sep 2013 #3

yup gopiscrap Sep 2013 #4

take the administration at its word? soryang Sep 2013 #2

I don't think you get what I mean by that. Barack_America Sep 2013 #8

spin it however you like n/t soryang Sep 2013 #10

As you have. Nt Barack_America Sep 2013 #13

Excellent point... Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2013 #29

Not sudden interest, long-term plan PADemD Sep 2013 #5

if they found out before it happened and did some kind of strike to stop it, dionysus Sep 2013 #6

So you would believe the Obama Administratio if they did a PRE-EMPTIVE strike in a Syrian Civil War? KittyWampus Sep 2013 #7

Re-read the OP. Barack_America Sep 2013 #11

And in "airing the intelligence" you don't think that would automatically out intelligence sources? KittyWampus Sep 2013 #12

No more than it has now. Barack_America Sep 2013 #14

This hadn't occurred to me: Smarmie Doofus Sep 2013 #9

It was claimed they were used before, including last year The Straight Story Sep 2013 #24

They said they had "collected streams" of intelligence in the few days beforehand. pnwmom Sep 2013 #15

With all of the money we're spending on intelligence... Barack_America Sep 2013 #17

Did you read Snowden's most recent releases in the WP? pnwmom Sep 2013 #18

You're showing your complete ignorance of the subject of EW SIGINT DevonRex Sep 2013 #26

See post #25. Thanks. Barack_America Sep 2013 #27

It seems they are trying to sell it in the UK jakeXT Sep 2013 #31

As part of UKUSA, Britain is tasked with that part of the world. DevonRex Sep 2013 #32

And their analysts have doubts, I thought our intel came from Isreal jakeXT Sep 2013 #34

Their analysts had doubts in the beginning. That's normal. DevonRex Sep 2013 #36

I think US is being played again by Bandar Bush. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #16

Stop spreading the propaganda bullshit that the US knew DevonRex Sep 2013 #19

Maybe, maybe not. Barack_America Sep 2013 #21

"I say, as US citizens, let's take our administration at their word..." R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #20

"...to hang their argument." Barack_America Sep 2013 #22

Okay. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #30

Lots of different motives. The players don't line up as predictably as usual BlueStreak Sep 2013 #23

If intelligence was pocketed, I'd look to Israel first... Barack_America Sep 2013 #25

There have been charges of gassing for a long time BlueStreak Sep 2013 #28

And you may recall... Mr_Jefferson_24 Sep 2013 #35

LIHOP, old buddy! gulliver Sep 2013 #33