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In reply to the discussion: Who won?* [View all]davidpdx
(22,000 posts)50. It's will only suck DU into a deeper abyss then it is already in
The issue of Syria has ripped this place apart. The notion of someone "winning" is ridiculous. If people want to play Obama against Putin let them. It doesn't mean everyone on this board wants to play that silly game.
I'll put myself with the other 12 people who have chosen not to vote. Wouldn't it be funny if that choice ended up winning?
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I realize that it is very difficult, with the continuous media bullshit barrage,
Warren Stupidity
Sep 2013
#31
The Syrian people will stay fucked until al-Assad goes to the negotiating table, or
MADem
Sep 2013
#4
Not if he agreed to power sharing. We know that's unlikely, but with big enough wings a pig could
MADem
Sep 2013
#25
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
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
Which is, with a bit of imagination, the very point that the OP is making. nt
Democracyinkind
Sep 2013
#51
Nobody yet is the clear winner. I think Obama is currently winning but we'll see...
CTyankee
Sep 2013
#55
Obama and Putin tied and the Syrian people lost. They lose in any scenario...
stevenleser
Sep 2013
#66