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NuclearDem

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37. Crap, sorry, mistook you for another poster.

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #36)

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 03:38 PM

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Obama: Russia Can Choose Assad Or Legitimate Syrian Gov't [View all] Purveyor Nov 2015 OP

The whole trouble with murielm99 Nov 2015 #1

Well, "inside meddling" caused the syrian civil-war. DetlefK Nov 2015 #3

Actually, that was caused by Assad firing on Arab Spring protesters. NuclearDem Nov 2015 #29

My buddy? DetlefK Nov 2015 #36

Crap, sorry, mistook you for another poster. NuclearDem Nov 2015 #37

How many Middle Eastern countries have "legitimate" governments? Art_from_Ark Nov 2015 #2

Ask Palestine. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #4

Legitimate? By whose definition? Obama's?State Dept? Demeter Nov 2015 #8

Exactly, Demeter. They're only legitimate if WE say so... truth2power Nov 2015 #10

Obama: Russia Can Choose Assad Or Legitimate Syrian Gov't. Really? MattSh Nov 2015 #5

It goes along with his whiny letter to the people Demeter Nov 2015 #6

Perhaps you don't remember exactly how the civil war started. NuclearDem Nov 2015 #26

And who might that Government be? n2doc Nov 2015 #7

Assad IS the legitimate government... truth2power Nov 2015 #9

+1 (n/t) Nihil Nov 2015 #11

Thank you... truth2power Nov 2015 #12

+2 Myrina Nov 2015 #21

In the same way Hitler or Idi Amin were the legitimate leaders of their countries. EX500rider Nov 2015 #24

Well I must say this renewed concern for legitimacy in government is welcome. bemildred Nov 2015 #13

Not to mention, citizens of other nations Demeter Nov 2015 #14

Right, but that is not what legitimacy is about. bemildred Nov 2015 #16

i agree with all your points, bemildred.. truth2power Nov 2015 #23

Or Obama can choose to hate assad DonCoquixote Nov 2015 #15

I'll show you a government with a legitimacy problem: bemildred Nov 2015 #17

liberals see it differently rockfordfile Nov 2015 #18

In a perfect world, dictators would never be legitimate. Unfortunately, he is the lesser of two pampango Nov 2015 #19

Assad doesn't even control the majority of the land of Syria anymore, hence not legit harun Nov 2015 #22

He was legitimately elected. truth2power Nov 2015 #25

You can't be serious. NuclearDem Nov 2015 #28

Your post makes no sense... truth2power Nov 2015 #32

You can't seriously be claiming those election results were legitimate. NuclearDem Nov 2015 #33

If you think he is not a dictator, you are welcome to your opinion. n/t pampango Nov 2015 #35

Whaaat??? Last time I checked, Assad is the legitimate government. coyote Nov 2015 #20

Have we not learned anything ? Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #27

It's pretty simple:if Assad stays, Syria gets partitioned and Assad is king of a rump Allawite state geek tragedy Nov 2015 #30

So much h for hoping anything would change. SolutionisSolidarity Nov 2015 #31

Let's stop meddling. 840high Nov 2015 #34

Obama's thinking that we have a right to arbitrate foreign governments is the reason Isis exists. betterdemsonly Nov 2015 #38