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Thinkingabout

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1. More than likely solutions had been discussed prior to August, Assad must have thought he could lie

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 10:03 PM

Sep 2013

His way out of this by blaming the rebels but evidence pointed to Assad. I heard another theory today, if the chemical weapons fell into the hands of bad groups then they would not be far away from Russia and their allies and I don't think Putin would want this to happen.

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More than likely solutions had been discussed prior to August, Assad must have thought he could lie Thinkingabout Sep 2013 #1

Yeah. That is why the US says they want a political solution...with everyone at the table. That applegrove Sep 2013 #2

We know that Obama is the kind of leader who play every sides at the same time. Sand Wind Sep 2013 #3

The right prefers the "Kerry as buffoon; Putin as diplomatic genius" view of events. pampango Sep 2013 #4