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CJCRANE

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10. What has been the result of the West's interventions in this century?

Reply to oberliner (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 02:18 PM

Jan 2015

Nothing but chaos and worse conditions for the countries involved especially for women and christians.

Some people think Obama is a dictator. Does that give them the right to tear down the American system?

Should we also tear down all the other dictatorships in the world no matter the cost to the countries involved or our own security?

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At least 20 Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya [View all] Omaha Steve Jan 2015 OP

Thanks to Cameron and Hollande CJCRANE Jan 2015 #1

Or maybe blame the actual people who are doing this oberliner Jan 2015 #2

They're picking up from where the Somalis in NE Kenya left off. Igel Jan 2015 #3

There's enough blame to go around. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2015 #4

Here's to prosperous dictatorships! oberliner Jan 2015 #8

Here's to imperial interventions, failed states, and jihadi hotbeds! Comrade Grumpy Jan 2015 #19

The Libyan civil war was going to happen with or without "imperial interventions" oberliner Jan 2015 #20

I am sure the ones Ghaddafi Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #26

And the rest of the Libyans? Comrade Grumpy Jan 2015 #31

Oh yes Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #32

Everyone knows the answer to those questions cosmicone Jan 2015 #27

Compared to murderous anarchy, yes. Scootaloo Jan 2015 #28

" jihadi crazies" ? Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #25

Come now, how can you make sense like that and be taken seriously? nt 7962 Jan 2015 #6

Remember, mere foreigners can't ever have agency of their own Posteritatis Jan 2015 #7

There is a concept called cause and effect. CJCRANE Jan 2015 #13

Human beings are responsible for their own actions oberliner Jan 2015 #15

Yes. However, financiers are also responsible for the work of hitmen. CJCRANE Jan 2015 #17

Yes. And our actions in Libya didn't turn out so well, did they? Comrade Grumpy Jan 2015 #21

Astounding how hard it is for people to grasp that, isn't it? Posteritatis Jan 2015 #30

The West supported the extremists CJCRANE Jan 2015 #11

...^ that 840high Jan 2015 #22

+1 cosmicone Jan 2015 #5

Another post in praise of dictatorships oberliner Jan 2015 #9

What has been the result of the West's interventions in this century? CJCRANE Jan 2015 #10

The Libyan people attempted to overthrow this dictatorship on their own oberliner Jan 2015 #16

We've seen crackdowns against protesters all over the world CJCRANE Jan 2015 #18

And people here would be cheering it Posteritatis Jan 2015 #29

Lesser of two evils n/t cosmicone Jan 2015 #12

I do not see Cosmicone's post in praise of ANYTHING . pangaia Jan 2015 #33

I never thought I would think this way...but I agree with you. Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #23

Do we have to hear every crime or atrocity ? Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #14

They had a list & checked IDs? What contractor were they working for? sounds like the IS ransom gang Sunlei Jan 2015 #24

This is a fact that many choose to ignore question everything Jan 2015 #34