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13. The point though isnt that he is or isnt a new Hitler

Sat Nov 15, 2014, 12:18 PM

Nov 2014

but rather that when we tried the whole isolationism thing in the past like we did back before WWII it can backfire on us.

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U.S. Weighs Expanded CIA Training, Arming Of Syrian Allies Struggling Against Assad [View all] Purveyor Nov 2014 OP

Fool me eight times shame on you I wont get refooled again! Warren Stupidity Nov 2014 #1

This is about trying to overthrow the government of Syria. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2014 #4

Yes i know but trying to remove them by focusing on cstanleytech Nov 2014 #5

How about we just mind our own fucking business? Syria didn't attack us. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2014 #7

+100 840high Nov 2014 #8

Except Assad is not the new Hitler CJCRANE Nov 2014 #12

The point though isnt that he is or isnt a new Hitler cstanleytech Nov 2014 #13

Fair enough, but we should try harder to find the happy medium CJCRANE Nov 2014 #14

And the father of a future CIA director helped a bit with financing jakeXT Nov 2014 #15

Who said anything about isolationism (other than you)? Comrade Grumpy Nov 2014 #16

Thats essentially what isolationism is and its what happened before WWII cstanleytech Nov 2014 #18

Great. Let those CIA cowboys run the show. They never fuck anything up. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2014 #3

Half measures mean the worst possible outcome bhikkhu Nov 2014 #6

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OnyxCollie Nov 2014 #10

Insanity. SamKnause Nov 2014 #11

We simply must intervene in another sovereign country's affairs Jake Stern Nov 2014 #17

WCPGW? Old Nick Nov 2014 #19

Don't Obama, if you have any sense of decency. ozone_man Nov 2014 #22

suppose we get rid of Assad. Is there a plan for followup? quadrature Nov 2014 #23