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Comrade Grumpy

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20. Well, you are welcome to go fight him. I just don't want my country involved.

Reply to okaawhatever (Reply #19)

Sat Jun 22, 2013, 05:41 PM

Jun 2013

There are a whole lot of "not legitimate" governments in this world, including some of the very ones trying to overthrow this one. Maybe when you get done with Assad, you can get to work on the Emir of Qatar and the House of Saud, you know, the MONARCHIES spending billions to get rid of him, no matter how many Syrians get killed.

The latest Pew poll has support for US intervention in Syria at 20%, with 70% opposed.

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'Friends Of Syria' Countries Meet To Map Out Arming Rebels [View all] Purveyor Jun 2013 OP

What's the difference Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #1

What's the difference between a real question and a fallacy ? Sand Wind Jun 2013 #2

Assad is not the government or the target of overthrow - the Jihad is against the Shi'ia leveymg Jun 2013 #4

Why don't we John2 Jun 2013 #12

I have the feeling that this will end up costing the U.S. a lot more than they foresaw. The cost to leveymg Jun 2013 #14

As an American John2 Jun 2013 #16

Is Abdullah's Government in Saudi Arabia Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #7

I've heard John2 Jun 2013 #18

Funny thing is indio55555 Jun 2013 #27

Syria was under emergency rule for almost 50 years before the war started. okaawhatever Jun 2013 #19

Well, you are welcome to go fight him. I just don't want my country involved. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #20

I guess you celebrated Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #28

And are you an John2 Jun 2013 #15

Friends don't let indio55555 Jun 2013 #3

With friends like these.... Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #5

Shouldn't that Be Wolf Frankula Jun 2013 #6

'Rebels murdered my 14-year-old for a joke' Anguish of Syrian mother who saw her son being shot dead dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #8

Some real shitty friends Syria has there. Scootaloo Jun 2013 #9

"Friends" - it makes combat like Kumbaya LeftInTX Jun 2013 #10

This has entered the twilight zone phase azurnoir Jun 2013 #11

The Hell with John Kerry! John2 Jun 2013 #13

This is more cynical than the war on Iraq. delrem Jun 2013 #17

Guardian link and Putin's reaction BelgianMadCow Jun 2013 #21

Putin had no need to react. dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #23

I'm unclear on what you mean with your post. The "friends" group comes with a statement BelgianMadCow Jun 2013 #24

Did you mean the fiends group ? dipsydoodle Jun 2013 #25

Yes I did BelgianMadCow Jun 2013 #26

There is now a bipartisan bill to block any US intervention in Syria. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author karynnj Jun 2013 #30

Maybe those senators ought to ask their constituents what they think. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #31

Astute question n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #32

"Friends of Syria" moondust Jun 2013 #29

The person John2 Jun 2013 #33