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leveymg

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5. Fatally misconceived. Too bad so many have to die for such a stupid idea held by a few

Reply to David__77 (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 09:57 PM

Jun 2013

former academics and crypto-neocons at Foggy Bottom and the NSC.

There is no one-size-fits-all humanitarian intervention. There is just more suffering and destruction, blood vendettas, and ignition of smoldering 900 year old sectarian wars. Now we're adding handheld anti-aircraft missiles to the mix.

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True. This ain't Libya. David__77 Jun 2013 #4

Fatally misconceived. Too bad so many have to die for such a stupid idea held by a few leveymg Jun 2013 #5

And Obama was wrong there as well. arewenotdemo Jun 2013 #6

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