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yurbud

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9. if they wanted to get rid of dictators, they'd start with the ones on our payroll...

Reply to pampango (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 22, 2014, 03:28 PM

Jan 2014

overthrowing them would simply be a matter of cutting off their military and intelligence aid and leaving them to their own people.

And if we admitted we had previously supported the dictator because certain business interests demanded it, the new governments might choose to have positive relations with us.

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Since Kerry demands Assad must go, we don't support any dictators as bad or worse do we? [View all] yurbud Jan 2014 OP

If Assad is removed, who will take his place? LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #1

You can't expect the Saudis to actually do their own work, can you? Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #2

They are not. Xyzse Jan 2014 #3

we ousted the Secular Saddam and Khadaffi. yurbud Jan 2014 #6

Don't forget solarhydrocan Jan 2014 #18

secular, elected, religious, dictator...all that matters is when oil companies, banks, or yurbud Jan 2014 #19

Syria has been on our shit list for some time, including the Bush list of countries to invade or yurbud Jan 2014 #8

I guess. Xyzse Jan 2014 #13

I say Kerry should state that all dictators should go. They all stay in power thanks to the army and pampango Jan 2014 #4

if they wanted to get rid of dictators, they'd start with the ones on our payroll... yurbud Jan 2014 #9

I think it is safe to say that our dictator payroll has been cut substantially in the last pampango Jan 2014 #11

the point is he aint doing it out of a concern for humanity yurbud Jan 2014 #16

Syria is an Iranian and Russian ally, and an enemy of Israel. NuclearDem Jan 2014 #5

Moralizing puffery just to look good for the cameras. Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2014 #7

I voted strategery Savannahmann Jan 2014 #10

wow, that is no small thing. That would make an attack on Syria as dangerous as one on Iran. yurbud Jan 2014 #14

saudi arabia reddread Jan 2014 #12

that little fact is left unsaid so often yurbud Jan 2014 #17

Like most things in life,it's rarely as simple as you would have it be. NT Adrahil Jan 2014 #15