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Half-Century Man

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8. One death by poison gas is too many.

Reply to Skidmore (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 13, 2013, 08:56 AM

Sep 2013

Outlaw them, obey the law.

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Now It Looks Like The White House May Have Overestimated Syrian Gas Deaths [View all] xchrom Sep 2013 OP

I didn't need anyone's help to recognise anothger Curveball-like BS. idwiyo Sep 2013 #1

true -- but some DUers kept pimping those xchrom Sep 2013 #2

They are STILL PIMPING that despicable bullshit like it's a gospel truth. idwiyo Sep 2013 #4

Yeah, disgusting propaganda. NealK Sep 2013 #13

Yep. Totally agree with you. /nt dballance Sep 2013 #19

Well, you definitely said it better than I could. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #30

Yes, the WH was serving a steaming pile of BS from the beginning. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #34

The steaming pile warrant46 Sep 2013 #51

I suppose "overestimated" is one word for what they did. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #3

Yes. "Lie" being the other, more honest word. Myrina Sep 2013 #16

I prefer "mis-statement" marshall Sep 2013 #39

I could give a fig if there were 10,000 deaths or Skidmore Sep 2013 #5

One death by poison gas is too many. Half-Century Man Sep 2013 #8

But 100,000 by conventional weapons is not an issue. morningfog Sep 2013 #9

They are definitely an issue in Syria. pampango Sep 2013 #10

but not in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, etc. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #20

My guess is that there were signs like this in all those countries and many others - wherever pampango Sep 2013 #25

agreed. That is silly treestar Sep 2013 #14

The push to eliminate landmines is ongoing and we, the US, is one of just 36 Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #22

Not spinning. Skidmore Sep 2013 #29

Holy crap, some might have been killed by the explosions Progressive dog Sep 2013 #6

Gas + conventional bombs to hide gas = gas attack. Barack_America Sep 2013 #31

Do you support a military attack against the rebels when they use Sarin? former9thward Sep 2013 #40

Duh! malaise Sep 2013 #7

Misunderstimating is a characteristic of warmongering. rug Sep 2013 #11

Did anyone posting here read the actual article? JoePhilly Sep 2013 #12

Yeah. NealK Sep 2013 #15

How about this part ... JoePhilly Sep 2013 #18

How come Obama did not say anything you bolded in his address? former9thward Sep 2013 #41

Yeah, if the number was 1423, no one would've cared. joshcryer Sep 2013 #48

2 Groups In Syrian Give Figures Of Damascus Casualties As 1000+ KittyWampus Sep 2013 #26

From Curvebelle? HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #36

No, from two groups IN THE AREA. One of which is in the hospital. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #44

The cannibals or the beheaders? HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #45

355 died in MSF hospitals. Barack_America Sep 2013 #32

Statistically improbable that 70% of the dead wound up in MSF. joshcryer Sep 2013 #47

Probably just ignoring the fact ProSense Sep 2013 #17

Half wag their finger because they imagine death by conventional means is being ignored Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #24

everyday we wait to get that crap out of syrias control brings us closer to war profiteers wetdream Sunlei Sep 2013 #21

THIS is what suck about gathering information before bombing... Romulox Sep 2013 #23

Accurate numbers are hard to come by in a war zone Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2013 #27

The rebels have murdered by Sarin. former9thward Sep 2013 #42

Imagine that. gopiscrap Sep 2013 #28

Oh yea, where is your proof, you don't have, just a post to support a position you would like in Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #33

Read the full report in this month's issue of DUH! magazine, on newsstands now. KamaAina Sep 2013 #35

Absolutely. NealK Sep 2013 #43

isn't one death, one death too many? warrior1 Sep 2013 #37

You mean from torture at gizmo, or in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan or Yemen? grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #38

How many will our missles drones and bombs kill? HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #46

The UN is stating 1400 deaths.... msanthrope Sep 2013 #49

Whether they did or not, it's still a bad thing eridani Sep 2013 #50

Dusty Springfield might have said that a lot of folks were "wishin' and hopin'" this event... Smarmie Doofus Sep 2013 #52

I'll wait for the UN report. Also the Reuter's article is better Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #53