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John2

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13. Well step back,
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 08:27 AM
Dec 2012

and look at the entire string of events. If, you were a historian, then you would go all the way back to World War II. The U.S. had no involvement in the Middle East, none what so ever. Great Britain once had an Empire in the Middle East which included the former Ottoman Empire. After World War II, enter the U.S. Before World War II, there wasn't such a state called Israel. The only Israel that existed was 4000 years ago. The Arabs invaded that territory a long time ago and the land iccupied now by European Jews, before World War II was known as Palestine.

The territory, that the British received from the former Ottoman Empire, became uncontrollable, when the British tried to relocate Jews into Palestine. Then began the war over land, between the Jews and Palestinians. It became Britain's hell hole. Then enters the U.S. after World War II and their desire to find a home land for Holocaust Jews. This has been the U.S. Holy grail ever since, without any sensitivity for the Arabs in that region. One can see this as a racist Foreign Policy. Who would of thought that from a country that had racism among its own during that time. Our Government is no Angel and never has been. So for any U.S. politician to pretend so is laughable, especially with how Hillary Clinton found it hard to believe Obama could become President in the U.S.

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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
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