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15. As opposed to our allies in the region? The monarchies?

Sat Sep 13, 2014, 01:19 PM

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OH GREAT!! this should complicate things Syrian moderates make a deal with Isis [View all] bigdarryl Sep 2014 OP

I don't think we care too much about Syria at this point. Laelth Sep 2014 #1

Good grief. femmocrat Sep 2014 #2

+10 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #5

All of a sudden Assad is looking pretty good, by comparison. 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #4

Partner up with Assad and Iran? oberliner Sep 2014 #7

Neither of those nations have any reason to attack USA 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #9

"So why would we NOT want to partner with Iran and Assad again?" oberliner Sep 2014 #10

If we learned anything from taking out Saddam Hussein 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #13

By allying with Assad and Iran we are getting involved oberliner Sep 2014 #14

What? No War? 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #17

Allying with Assad and Iran is waging war as well, is it not? oberliner Sep 2014 #18

I'm saying that IF it's a given that we are going to have perpetual war 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #19

Yes. AnalystInParadise Sep 2014 #11

What about the fact that they are ruled by un-elected dictators? oberliner Sep 2014 #12

As opposed to our allies in the region? The monarchies? Comrade Grumpy Sep 2014 #15

Just like them oberliner Sep 2014 #16

kick. There is no way to tie this up in a pretty pink bow. liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #6

God, what a clusterfuck. Volaris Sep 2014 #20