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rug

(82,333 posts) Thu Sep 12, 2013, 08:31 PM Sep 2013

Who won?* [View all]

*(assuming this doesn't fall apart.)

11 votes, 6 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	Obama
	6 (55%)
	Putin
	4 (36%)
	The Syrian people
	1 (9%)
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Who won?* [View all] rug Sep 2013 OP

Is the contest over so soon? polichick Sep 2013 #1

It's the halftime update. rug Sep 2013 #3

Then wouldn't that be "Who is winning"? Art_from_Ark Sep 2013 #35

Peace won, for the moment. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #2

The Syrian Civil War is over? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #9

No. If that were true I would have selected "the Syrian people". Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #13

There is no peace BainsBane Sep 2013 #15

I realize that it is very difficult, with the continuous media bullshit barrage, Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #31

I understand it's difficult to comprehend BainsBane Sep 2013 #38

Who do you think we were going to bomb, Americans? Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #39

Then why do you make an absurd comment about peace? BainsBane Sep 2013 #40

Just one...do you have a problem with that? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #19

I think you have a groupie. randome Sep 2013 #26

I think you may be right....or several. VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #28

The Syrian people will stay fucked until al-Assad goes to the negotiating table, or MADem Sep 2013 #4

They will be fucked as long as he's in power, period. BainsBane Sep 2013 #16

Not if he agreed to power sharing. We know that's unlikely, but with big enough wings a pig could MADem Sep 2013 #25

The entire notion of 'winning' is flawed from the beginning. wercal Sep 2013 #5

I agree. rug Sep 2013 #10

It's will only suck DU into a deeper abyss then it is already in davidpdx Sep 2013 #50

It's in second place at the moment. rug Sep 2013 #58

Vlad is out front at this time but it is not over. That said and since there isn't the option of Purveyor Sep 2013 #6

I vote for those who oppose war LittleBlue Sep 2013 #7

I agree - the anti-war public around the world. polichick Sep 2013 #20

+1 leftstreet Sep 2013 #45

I think it's too soon for that. David__77 Sep 2013 #8

The Road Runner Ptah Sep 2013 #11

Lol, you got skillz. rug Sep 2013 #14

Found it from your Lounge post link. Ptah Sep 2013 #17

No one Glassunion Sep 2013 #12

No one, because this isn't a game. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #18

Best reply yet. randome Sep 2013 #23

No it isn't but a lot of threads read like arguments over a prizefight. rug Sep 2013 #24

Yeah, I've noticed that. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #32

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #34

+1000 CakeGrrl Sep 2013 #41

+1 LWolf Sep 2013 #56

people actually think putin won? madrchsod Sep 2013 #21

It's pretty funny, actually. MADem Sep 2013 #30

OPTICS Underground CakeGrrl Sep 2013 #43

nobody has won, but the syrian people continue to lose JI7 Sep 2013 #22

It's actually a win/win for everyone. kentuck Sep 2013 #27

LOL! Putin, beloved strongman leader of the USA applegrove Sep 2013 #29

If the MIC didn't, then people did . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #33

If there is a winner, there is also a loser. LiberalAndProud Sep 2013 #36

That might explain the vehemence. rug Sep 2013 #37

From you definition People won and heads of state lost... orpupilofnature57 Sep 2013 #46

No one won BainsBane Sep 2013 #42

Putin has scored more political points, but this poll is premature. DisgustipatedinCA Sep 2013 #44

you're quite correct - it reminds me of how President Obama got his clocked cleaned by Mitt Romney Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #48

Obviously President Putin gained the most and put the Russian Federatiion back in the drivers seat Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #47

Simplistic polls won, of course. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #49

Which is, with a bit of imagination, the very point that the OP is making. nt Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #51

President Obama and the Syrian people. HappyMe Sep 2013 #52

Assad has won this battle. NCTraveler Sep 2013 #53

The corporations. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #54

Nobody yet is the clear winner. I think Obama is currently winning but we'll see... CTyankee Sep 2013 #55

We did. For now. Autumn Sep 2013 #57

I won my week 1 matchup Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #59

Children think this is a game. Rex Sep 2013 #60

With all due respect, this is a bit of a bizarre question DLnyc Sep 2013 #61

No offense taken. I share your sentiments. rug Sep 2013 #63

Cool. DLnyc Sep 2013 #73

No one won etherealtruth Sep 2013 #62

You have to be either a complete moron Daniel537 Sep 2013 #64

Do you think avoiding a military strike is not a benefit? rug Sep 2013 #65

How exactly is that a benefit to Syrian civilians? Daniel537 Sep 2013 #67

Hmmm, no missiles raining down on their country . . . . rug Sep 2013 #68

You make it seem as if we were going to bomb neighborhoods. Daniel537 Sep 2013 #69

You make it seem as only deserving evildoers will be killed. rug Sep 2013 #70

We don't know who would have been killed with the strikes Daniel537 Sep 2013 #71

What's a little collateral damage among allies? rug Sep 2013 #72

Obama and Putin tied and the Syrian people lost. They lose in any scenario... stevenleser Sep 2013 #66