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Brewinblue

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14. And,

Reply to cali (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 08:39 PM

Sep 2013

civil war will continue without end in sight, atrocities will be committed by each side, children will die, families will grieve, and the MIC will grow ever bolder and richer and oil will flow to fuel the Machine.

Yay for us!

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Kerry to Assad: Turn over chemical weapons to prevent strikes [View all] cali Sep 2013 OP

It won't stop the strikes, it will just remove the only weapon Assad has that we worry about. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #1

The military doesn't give a crap about chemical weapons. joshcryer Sep 2013 #2

Why wouldn't it stop the strikes? Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #3

Because we've already decided to end the Assad regime. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #4

A couple of years ago. What have we done up to now? Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #6

Didn't we tell Saddam the same thing? htuttle Sep 2013 #5

Saddam was bluffing. Assad has chemical weapons. n/t Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #7

IIRC, the offer was to have Saddam, Uday, and Qusay go into exile: he accepted it maybe the week MisterP Sep 2013 #12

Fuck you Kerry......you don't have the moral authority to demand anything bowens43 Sep 2013 #8

This makes the most sense. Negotiate and put "feet" on the ground...the feet of weapons experts and kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #9

I just read another thread about Russia Andy823 Sep 2013 #10

Nooooooooo.....Looks like the State Department is already walking back Kerry's offer. Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #11

Why wouldn't Syria want to give up their chemical weapons? Auntie Bush Sep 2013 #13

And, Brewinblue Sep 2013 #14