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In reply to the discussion: Juan Cole: How Putin Saved Obama, Congress and the EU from Further Embarrassing themselves on Syria [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)62. It's hilarious
To supposedly be a liberal but in this instance wanting to float the PM or President or whatever-he-is of Russia as the person who handled this the best? It would have never happened had Putin and his nation done the right thing to start with. They prop up Assad so they can avoid a pipeline that would hurt their European oil monopoly. Too funny, liberals are usually against war over pipelines. Much worse, Putin allowed a gas attack over pipelines.
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Juan Cole: How Putin Saved Obama, Congress and the EU from Further Embarrassing themselves on Syria [View all]
Catherina
Sep 2013
OP
ummm no I guess the reason Hegel and Kerry drummed up the war footing and the reason
ellenrr
Sep 2013
#60
We can't give up the opportunity to cripple Hezbollah's chief ally, Syria.
another_liberal
Sep 2013
#23
Actually, I think the "saving" was done by the British Parliament and public opinion.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Sep 2013
#49
Just in: Putin to RT: "Syria chem arms handover will work only if US calls off strike"
Catherina
Sep 2013
#52
Same here. HOWEVER. I think the hawks outweigh the level-headed people & are messing this up
Catherina
Sep 2013
#59