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libodem

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6. I hope that means keeping

Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Original post)

Sat Dec 8, 2012, 05:13 PM

Dec 2012

The country safe for democracy. I hope it leads to a government of the people, for the people, and by the people, Not, some oligarchy installed by Shell Oil and Halliburton, puppet dictatorship, bullshit. That whole region is so unstable. So many refugees. God help them. How do they get help? Doctor's Without Borders? Who helps the people?

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Syrian rebels unify, create new 30-member council [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 OP

Did they set up their own bank yet, like the Libyan 'rebels' did? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #1

What is your take on the situation? oberliner Dec 2012 #2

It is not a grass roots uprising. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #5

Thanks for sharing your insights oberliner Dec 2012 #7

Probably he will leave or be murdered as happened with Gadaffi. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #8

Quite a pessimistic outlook oberliner Dec 2012 #9

Well, we were right to be pessimistic about Iraq and Libya, so we do have precedent. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #10

Things could still end up better in those places oberliner Dec 2012 #11

Well step back, John2 Dec 2012 #13

And furthermore, John2 Dec 2012 #14

The Syrian ruling class is Alawite, the majority population is Sunni... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #15

Well the same could be said of Bahrain, Uzbekistan and many other countries around sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #18

We are selective in our criticisms of dictatorships (TRUE) Mind our own business (FALSE) reACTIONary Dec 2012 #19

Well, we'll have to agree to disagree. I don't think we belong there at all. And sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #21

Agree to disagree - Agreed... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #22

Who Exactly Are These Rebels? Blunt477 Dec 2012 #3

People John2 Dec 2012 #4

They are basically the Sunni majority who are feed up with... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #16

I hope that means keeping libodem Dec 2012 #6

Democracy, you have to be kidding pediatricmedic Dec 2012 #12

The rebels are basically the Sunni majority (not "brotherhood thugs") who... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #17

Smash-and-snatch vulture capitalism writ large. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #20