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femmocrat

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5. Yes, I know that.

Reply to amandabeech (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 10:21 PM

Sep 2014

But Russia is doing that in Ukraine (even if they aren't admitting it.)

I wonder what happened to Iran's offer to help fight ISIS? Someone posed the question earlier today, what if we did nothing and let the region take care of it. I know it won't happen, and we will never accept aid from Iran.

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Well, I think that makes sense from their viewpoint. femmocrat Sep 2014 #1

Russia and Iran are Syria's allies. amandabeech Sep 2014 #2

Yes, I know that. femmocrat Sep 2014 #5

Yes, Russia's doing it in Ukraine, and we're complaining like crazy and putting amandabeech Sep 2014 #6

That is very interesting. femmocrat Sep 2014 #7

You're welcome. amandabeech Sep 2014 #8

If THAT crew is against it, Obama must be doing the right thing! 7962 Sep 2014 #3

What a stupid fucking way to assess right and wrong Scootaloo Sep 2014 #11

Why? I hear people say the exact same thing when the GOP is against something 7962 Sep 2014 #12

And it's fucking stupid then, too Scootaloo Sep 2014 #13

Pretty good analysis. I say just help em enough to let them kill each other 7962 Sep 2014 #14

Didn't the foreign minister... YvonneCa Sep 2014 #4

Yes, but in the article, the Foreign Minister says that Obama must contact Assad amandabeech Sep 2014 #10

for public consumption. Obama can't afford to be seen holding hands with that crew in public, and geek tragedy Sep 2014 #9