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grahamhgreen

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32. Yeah, they're on the list.

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 22, 2014, 11:19 PM

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U.S. and Allies Hit ISIS Targets in Syria - NYT [View all] flamingdem Sep 2014 OP

Friends of Syria, all. Wonderful. nt delrem Sep 2014 #1

Interesting to note that but Turkey isn't there flamingdem Sep 2014 #2

The idea is to take out Syria, then Iran. delrem Sep 2014 #3

I don't think the administration wants to take out Iran flamingdem Sep 2014 #4

Not yet. delrem Sep 2014 #5

True that. But she's not all in flamingdem Sep 2014 #7

Engel is totally embedded. He says nothing that the MIC doesn't want him to say. delrem Sep 2014 #10

Now I know what you meant by embedded on the other thread flamingdem Sep 2014 #12

He's ubiquitous. I'm Canadian and he's ubiquitous *here*, too. delrem Sep 2014 #22

Last week I sat for five hours on a plane next to a guy from Qatar flamingdem Sep 2014 #26

Not "propping up the govt", but "propping up the MIC". delrem Sep 2014 #27

Check out his twitter feed to see if he's mentioning those things but.. flamingdem Sep 2014 #28

Nice to have a discussion with someone reasonable. nt delrem Sep 2014 #29

Check this out - just posted this - Iranian talks with Saudi Arabia may signal thaw in relations flamingdem Sep 2014 #30

Yeah, they're on the list. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #32

Yep. Aerows Sep 2014 #24

Reports on CNN that Turkey is about to jump in also. GGJohn Sep 2014 #6

I agree. It has an element of surprise since the media was saying there flamingdem Sep 2014 #8

I can't figure out Turkey! delrem Sep 2014 #9

Heard a segment on Kurds and Turkey today on NPR, not sure how to find it flamingdem Sep 2014 #13

They hate the Kurds. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #33

A lot of Turkish citizens are Kurds. delrem Sep 2014 #34

Illegal acts of war. morningfog Sep 2014 #11

The UN will be discussing this flamingdem Sep 2014 #14

Retroactive approval? I don't think so. morningfog Sep 2014 #15

I think you're late to the party on this flamingdem Sep 2014 #16

Still, no UN resolution. These are illegal acts. morningfog Sep 2014 #17

Honestly Dwayne Hicks Sep 2014 #18

Isis is illegal too flamingdem Sep 2014 #19

That does not legalize our bombing. morningfog Sep 2014 #20

I see Dwayne Hicks Sep 2014 #21

Under international law, a UN resolution is required unless it is self defense. morningfog Sep 2014 #23

Eh Dwayne Hicks Sep 2014 #25

Bombing Syria, against the express wishes of Syria's president, is illegal. nt delrem Sep 2014 #31