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1. And Irony is officially dead (n/t)

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Assad Blames West For Refugee Crisis In Europe [View all] Purveyor Sep 2015 OP

And Irony is officially dead (n/t) leftynyc Sep 2015 #1

I blame the neo-cons. OneCrazyDiamond Sep 2015 #2

My theory, for what it's worth LiberalEsto Sep 2015 #3

Your post would probably be more appropriate in the creative speculation forum. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #4

Like the invasion of Ukraine, right? nt LiberalEsto Sep 2015 #7

Syria isn't Ukraine. n/t Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #8

"invasion"... Purveyor Sep 2015 #27

Your point is? nt LiberalEsto Sep 2015 #76

As I recall, it wasn't Russia that destabilized Syria. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #5

Let me guess. Byw - ur right. 840high Sep 2015 #51

I did not accuse Russia of destabilizing Syria. nt LiberalEsto Sep 2015 #75

You said, "I think Putin and Russia are behind this mass refugee exodus." Lychee2 Sep 2015 #81

Didn't Syria destabilize itself? christx30 Sep 2015 #92

No. Lychee2 Sep 2015 #93

Post removed Post removed Sep 2015 #28

Is there anyone who doubts this nichomachus Sep 2015 #6

Everyone other than Assad apologists oberliner Sep 2015 #9

Seriously? I hope not. harun Sep 2015 #16

The Arab Spring has been a disaster, except in Tunisia. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #18

+ 1000. nt. polly7 Sep 2015 #21

Arab Spring sounds a lot like PNAC. ozone_man Sep 2015 #22

You forgot Yemen 6chars Sep 2015 #63

I see. Well too busy now, ozone_man Sep 2015 #84

Arab Spring. That was probably a Frank Luntz contribution. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2015 #70

"Who or what is going to replace that regime?" ISIS n/t leveymg Sep 2015 #30

Turkey harun Sep 2015 #90

The alternative of staying the same was much worse. It will take time. harun Sep 2015 #91

Do you believe this? leftynyc Sep 2015 #19

Exactly like Hussein, and Gaddafi ........ and Chavez, and every other polly7 Sep 2015 #23

It does seem to appear leftynyc Sep 2015 #25

We call them all sorts of things ..... I wonder what they call us? polly7 Sep 2015 #26

I don't think any reasonable leftynyc Sep 2015 #29

I give a shit. We've destroyed millions of lives. polly7 Sep 2015 #31

And none of that has leftynyc Sep 2015 #33

7 countries in 5 years. Look it up. nt. polly7 Sep 2015 #37

I don't need to look up leftynyc Sep 2015 #38

Bullshit. nt. polly7 Sep 2015 #40

Because we're obviously the leftynyc Sep 2015 #42

That's why you basically don't know what you're talking about. leveymg Sep 2015 #43

Thank you, leveymg. polly7 Sep 2015 #44

Yes, this isn't exactly news except perhaps to those who chose to ignore the facts or to twist them leveymg Sep 2015 #62

Exactly. nt. polly7 Sep 2015 #72

Sigh leftynyc Sep 2015 #45

Are you blaming Obama? 6chars Sep 2015 #65

I give him credit for firing Petraeus and graciously accepting Hillary's resignation. leveymg Sep 2015 #68

That's a lot of teflon 6chars Sep 2015 #69

I said he made a decision to put the brakes on, and those who were pushing the policy left the leveymg Sep 2015 #71

Fair enough 6chars Sep 2015 #73

Amen McKim Sep 2015 #79

"We took the side of the rebels...the West has nothing to do with what's going on in Syria" Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #48

WE did not start that rebellion leftynyc Sep 2015 #50

Yes, we did. For years before the dual uprisings in Lib and Syr were sparked. See #43 leveymg Sep 2015 #64

And who told you Assad was a brutal prick? MattSh Sep 2015 #89

I disagree. While we have not been saints we've been Snow Leopard Sep 2015 #94

This woman might disagree with your assessment... MattSh Sep 2015 #88

Thank You, polly7 McKim Sep 2015 #78

I'm down with the 'vicious dictators' in this case. Witnessing the religious fanaticism of some of Purveyor Sep 2015 #32

I quite simply don't care leftynyc Sep 2015 #34

Our fault is the current diaster taking place because we removed the only people capable of Purveyor Sep 2015 #39

Iraq is definitely our fault leftynyc Sep 2015 #41

Just curious Snow Leopard Sep 2015 #95

Exactly right. polly7 Sep 2015 #36

And how is it our fault leftynyc Sep 2015 #46

This is as much about Assad being a brutal dictator as it was polly7 Sep 2015 #47

Oh - for Heaven's sake leftynyc Sep 2015 #49

God, that get's tiring. Substitute in the names Hussein, Gaddafi ....... Chavez, polly7 Sep 2015 #54

So you simply cannot admit leftynyc Sep 2015 #56

I freely admit Assad, Hussein and Gaddafi are and were not the best leaders. polly7 Sep 2015 #58

Like a rottweiler with a bone! smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #57

Like a vulture with an eye on more meat!!! polly7 Sep 2015 #59

I'm not saying that we have no responsibility, but let's have some balance here. smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #60

I'm all for balance! polly7 Sep 2015 #61

Assad says we didn't stop him from being a brutal dictator 6chars Sep 2015 #66

Yeah, why is that? smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #55

Then why do the millions of refugees flee in terror AWAY from Assad? Sunlei Sep 2015 #10

What I'm seeing on the news reports are young men, of fighting age abandoning their families and Purveyor Sep 2015 #35

That's what I'm seeing. 840high Sep 2015 #53

Here is a link to some of the facts Marrah_G Sep 2015 #87

That's not actually true Marrah_G Sep 2015 #86

They're migrants. 840high Sep 2015 #52

While I know we have a lot to do with what is happening jwirr Sep 2015 #11

we're DOUBLING DOWN on demanding "regime change" and regretting we didn't give totally-NOT-IS MisterP Sep 2015 #12

Either that or you have to look in the mirror, Bashar. Oh! That would be a bit uncomfortable. n/t pampango Sep 2015 #13

No, Assad wasn't calling the "Europe-bound Syrians" terrorists, he... nyabingi Sep 2015 #14

The devil you know is better than the devil you don't know eissa Sep 2015 #15

The country needs a negotiated peace. And "Assad must go" hasn't worked. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2015 #20

the first round of negotiators will need lots of life insurance 6chars Sep 2015 #67

They Were Eating and Had Health Care and an Intact Country Until We Meddled McKim Sep 2015 #17

"For sure it was no human rights paradise." Do you blame the thousands that protested in 2011? pampango Sep 2015 #24

Your Argument has Weight McKim Sep 2015 #80

That's the way I see it. ozone_man Sep 2015 #82

In so far as the Sikes-Picot Accord happened... LanternWaste Sep 2015 #74

Not much question that the US, and to a degree Western Europe, guillaumeb Sep 2015 #77

Assad! YOU ar the terrorist, you evil bag of pig excrement! gregcrawford Sep 2015 #83

Assad is an evil man. Marrah_G Sep 2015 #85