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In reply to the discussion: And Creeeeeeep: White House beginning to consider conflicts in Syria and Iraq as single challenge [View all]bigtree
(88,954 posts)25. and 'terror'
. . . don't forget, we're fighting Iraqis there, so we won't have to fight them here.
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And Creeeeeeep: White House beginning to consider conflicts in Syria and Iraq as single challenge [View all]
morningfog
Jun 2014
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Good evidence for that: The Project for a New American Century (PNAC)
woo me with science
Jun 2014
#46
defense of nebulous Iraqi political goals used as pretext for attacking neighbor Syria?
bigtree
Jun 2014
#14
The "up to 300" military advisers are not there to provide security to the embassy.
morningfog
Jun 2014
#19
"...for now" on Tuesday, the 17th. Yesterday, Obama said U.S. Prepared to Take 'Targeted' Action
morningfog
Jun 2014
#28
How, exactly, will we be conducting airstrikes without using any American forces?
jeff47
Jun 2014
#29
Because they don't consider air strikes the same as "troops returning to combat". n/t
PoliticAverse
Jun 2014
#30
If you notice the statements from the White House, they distinguish "combat troops" on the ground
PoliticAverse
Jun 2014
#36
And now we have US forces conducting aristrikes in Iraq, as was clear over a month ago.
morningfog
Aug 2014
#48
Also, assistance grew from 100 "trainers" to now 300 trainers/special forces. YUP! We're
ChisolmTrailDem
Jun 2014
#18
I don't know how the White House can articulate the policy with a straight face,
amandabeech
Jun 2014
#23
It has all the earmarks of "nation building" and "defending our vital national interests".
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2014
#24
Even now the Syrians and Iraqis are combining their mighty fleets to invade Malibu.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jun 2014
#26