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Douglas Carpenter

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30. oh it must be because of anti-Semtism!! Yeah, that must be it

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 10:34 AM

Aug 2014

When Congress starts talking about no fly zones over Israel and the U.N. Security Council passes crippling sanctions on Israel - then we can talk about whether or not there is a double standard. The first line of responsibility in a democracy is toward that what their government is supporting. I am responsible as an American to some degree for America's policies. I have no culpability for Russia's policies. I have no possibility of influencing that. When western powers use their full weight of military might, wealth and political influence - of course it attracts a lot more attention and it should -

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Human rights group says Syrian government is bombing civilians in defiance of UN resolution [View all] oberliner Aug 2014 OP

we should cut off US military aid to Assad jberryhill Aug 2014 #1

Do you support Obama's call fo $500 million to arm the opposition? oberliner Aug 2014 #3

no, I don't jberryhill Aug 2014 #6

Those that do call Syria an ally hopefully will (continue to?) speak out against this oberliner Aug 2014 #10

You really don't get it jberryhill Aug 2014 #20

I fault people who do bad things ... GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #39

yes, but you also choose with whom you associate jberryhill Aug 2014 #49

I absolutely agree- There is no reason to give the Syrian government 3.5 billion dollars in military Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #5

Do you support $500 million to train and arm the rebels? oberliner Aug 2014 #8

no! Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #14

New U.S. help arrives for Syrian rebels as government, extremists gain oberliner Aug 2014 #19

when atroticites are being funded by the United States I will Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #21

So Americans should only protest atrocities funded by the United States? oberliner Aug 2014 #26

oh it must be because of anti-Semtism!! Yeah, that must be it Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #30

No mention of antisemitism has been made here by me oberliner Aug 2014 #45

I think protesting repugnant activity is something people should do. In a democracy the first Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #47

Agreed oberliner Aug 2014 #48

I am not the arbiter of what "Americans should do" jberryhill Aug 2014 #32

Okay you made your point jberryhill Aug 2014 #22

I will second that - Not one Penny for either Assad or Netanyahu!! Douglas Carpenter Aug 2014 #24

Do you support arming the rebels? oberliner Aug 2014 #29

I answered that up thread already jberryhill Aug 2014 #33

Gotcha oberliner Aug 2014 #34

I realize that my opinions on Syria are of great importance to you jberryhill Aug 2014 #36

I remember right-wingers making the same argument against the Iraq war protests; "Why aren't you Chathamization Aug 2014 #35

They seem to miss that protesting these guys is fruitless Scootaloo Aug 2014 #58

Awful stuff. 99Forever Aug 2014 #2

$500 million requested by Obama in military aid to the opposition oberliner Aug 2014 #4

And how much to the prisoners of Gaza? 99Forever Aug 2014 #13

The US provides a substantial amount of financial aid to Palestinians oberliner Aug 2014 #15

Let me rephrase that. 99Forever Aug 2014 #28

Do you think the US should provide military aid to Gaza? oberliner Aug 2014 #31

What I'm proposing? 99Forever Aug 2014 #51

Pooty Poot solved the chemical weapons crisis treestar Aug 2014 #7

You're just bigoted against the Russians Crunchy Frog Aug 2014 #12

Oddly neither Russia nor Syria nor Ukraine often get compared to Nazi Germany oberliner Aug 2014 #16

Are you serious? jberryhill Aug 2014 #23

On DU? oberliner Aug 2014 #42

Really? Crunchy Frog Aug 2014 #25

Maybe so oberliner Aug 2014 #41

stop lying jberryhill Aug 2014 #27

Not lying - making an observation regarding DU (not John Kerry) oberliner Aug 2014 #40

you didn't read that link jberryhill Aug 2014 #50

Search DU for Putin/Hitler; some who thought it was fine then are now calling it anti-semitism when Chathamization Aug 2014 #44

Good point oberliner Aug 2014 #46

Thanks. Hopefully others will drop this "comparisons to Nazis = antisemitism" nonsense Chathamization Aug 2014 #52

They arise from the vigilance required by the admonition "Never again" jberryhill Aug 2014 #55

of course the problem with "Hitler/Nazis comparisons are out of bounds" jberryhill Aug 2014 #53

No way, that happens all the time treestar Aug 2014 #54

Absolutely horrific. Crunchy Frog Aug 2014 #9

Do you support arming the rebels as Obama is proposing? oberliner Aug 2014 #11

I haven't formulated a position on that yet. Crunchy Frog Aug 2014 #17

Fair enough oberliner Aug 2014 #38

Barrel bombs are disgusting cpwm17 Aug 2014 #18

War is mass murder defined Cayenne Aug 2014 #57

Shame on them JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #37

Bombing civilian areas is a war crime regardless of what government is doing it. Doesn't matter pampango Aug 2014 #43

"But, Mom, all the other kids on the block are doing it" jberryhill Aug 2014 #56