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Comrade Grumpy

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8. Uh, Assad hasn't "murdered 100,000 people."
Thu Sep 19, 2013, 10:09 PM
Sep 2013

There is a civil war. Tens of thousands of regime soldiers and supporters have been killed, as have tens of thousands of regime opponents and innocents. There have been horrible atrocities committed by all sides (the regime has committed more, but it remains to be seen if the rebels will catch up; they're doing their best).

What was a civic rebellion two years ago has morphed into a revolution funded by billions of dollars from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, the very folks who support the most radical Islamist elements.

Meanwhile, Gen. Sisi in Egypt just a few weeks ago gunned down a thousand people in the street in Cairo. Shouldn't we be bombing him, too? If not, why not?

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Stall, Delay, Shuck, Jive, Doubletalk, Lie, and more Lies. jessie04 Sep 2013 #1
Do people really think... jessie04 Sep 2013 #2
You mean like the president and the secretary of state? Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #3
Unfortunately ...yes. jessie04 Sep 2013 #4
What if it turns out we helped arm the rebels resulting in Assad's ruthless response? dkf Sep 2013 #5
I have no idea. jessie04 Sep 2013 #6
Uh, Assad hasn't "murdered 100,000 people." Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #8
I stand corrected ...sort of. jessie04 Sep 2013 #19
Takes two to tango. Igel Sep 2013 #20
I do not understand what you are saying in your post. jessie04 Sep 2013 #21
I will hazard: Everybody shares in the blame, or perhaps: who you blame depends on where you start. bemildred Nov 2013 #24
Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #14
THAT is a bald face lie. jessie04 Sep 2013 #18
So rtracey Sep 2013 #7
Uh, I'm not, but it sounds like that poster I was responding to is. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #9
Murder avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #11
So you are indicating this rtracey Sep 2013 #13
No one is above the rule of law. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #15
Not mass murderers but war criminals Celefin Sep 2013 #16
Pretty much, yeah. bemildred Nov 2013 #23
You may be correct... Adsos Letter Sep 2013 #10
He's NOT giving them up. jessie04 Sep 2013 #17
I agree. The purpose of the "agreement" was to delay action. Pterodactyl Nov 2013 #22
It'll take a few years to work all of this out. David__77 Sep 2013 #12
This is the sort of thing that tends to happen when your major motivation in reaching an agreement hughee99 Nov 2013 #25
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