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bvar22

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31. "Assad is Iran's only ally"... only if you've never heard of the following:
Tue Oct 23, 2012, 10:26 AM
Oct 2012

Lebanon
China
Russia
India
Pakistan
Cuba
Iraq (Google it)
Afghanistan (even though you never hear it in the media they really are allies!)
Venezuela ( and other Latin American Oil Allies of Venezuela)
North Korea

The "Stans" and regions bordering Afghanistan and Southern Russia that are controlled by fundamentalist Muslim sects that are loyal to the Iranian Religious leaders.

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Good catch, EarlG -- this should go viral! pacalo Oct 2012 #1
Check this out... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #13
Mitt's has his own mental map Coyotl Oct 2012 #24
That's not quite accurate. Mittfalca's would have the nations colored in. valerief Oct 2012 #27
ROFL, I hope you don't mind if i use this one. Amimnoch Oct 2012 #28
Make it go viral, I say! Coyotl Oct 2012 #36
ROFLMAO over "bayonets" picture! Moonwalk Oct 2012 #42
#horsesandbayonets collection here: Coyotl Oct 2012 #45
I posted a huge collection based on that meme last night.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #44
Patience, young Jedi FailureToCommunicate Oct 2012 #54
There shall be more.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #55
That's hilarious!!! Makes Dubya's "You forgot POLAND" look like a minor gaffe! MADem Oct 2012 #64
K&R ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #32
didn't he say the same thing in the primary debates too putitinD Oct 2012 #2
Great! This gaffe is poison flamingdem Oct 2012 #3
If only. Romney's base doesn't have a clue how to find Iran on a map. Nor do they care. yardwork Oct 2012 #18
It reminds me of another moment Coyotl Oct 2012 #26
ha ha ha! Romney is a fail! I'd like flamingdem Oct 2012 #29
"some people in our nation don't have maps" Coyotl Oct 2012 #40
nice summing-up of the loser. marasinghe Oct 2012 #4
And we have our Sarah Palin moment cleduc Oct 2012 #5
Except, we are noty talking about which magazines Mitt reads! Coyotl Oct 2012 #65
"I can see Bainbridge Bear Oct 2012 #75
So he completely missed all discussion of the straights of Hormuz? BainsBane Oct 2012 #6
Strait of Hormuz MH1 Oct 2012 #56
He confused Iraq and Iran perhaps. MADem Oct 2012 #67
They didn't teach that Wellstone ruled Oct 2012 #7
Mitt, you fucking twit-- eridani Oct 2012 #8
"F"...thanks for being right on this with Cha Oct 2012 #9
Dim bulb brush Oct 2012 #10
Yeah, this kind of raised a question mark with me, too. NBachers Oct 2012 #11
Problem is Iran building Navy base in Syria to access Mediterranean Sea drnb Oct 2012 #12
That's only in the minds of rabid neocons muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #14
....and having a navy in the Mediterranean is essential...in 1467. Flight hasn't been invented yet. yardwork Oct 2012 #19
Lame excuse. Ganja Ninja Oct 2012 #35
syria isn't in the position to guarantee anything to anyone right now Dog Gone at Penigma Oct 2012 #37
Must have gotten his map of the Middle East from Fox News 47of74 Oct 2012 #15
Or... Romney's using iPhone's map app? FailureToCommunicate Oct 2012 #33
So now we know Mittens uses an Iphone pediatricmedic Oct 2012 #53
Mittens = Fucking Idiot Hepburn Oct 2012 #16
WTF? joanbarnes Oct 2012 #17
In all fairness UndahCovah Oct 2012 #20
"Assad is Iran's only ally"... only if you've never heard of the following: bvar22 Oct 2012 #31
Can we get an accurate count of the number of gaffes in that one sentence? Coyotl Oct 2012 #66
How do they get to Syria? They don't share a border. tclambert Oct 2012 #59
In all honesty donqpublic Oct 2012 #21
What would Bill Clinton say ... oh I know stubtoe Oct 2012 #22
Yikes!!! Doesn't Even Know Geography?!?! Shuhered Oct 2012 #23
Good one! And welcome to DU. classof56 Oct 2012 #30
Willie might be confusing Iran with Iraq. Not a good quality in a world leader. valerief Oct 2012 #25
I thought the same thing - "well, it's just one letter - what's the difference?" spooky3 Oct 2012 #61
I can't understand how a man with a college education ... Ganja Ninja Oct 2012 #34
Because he cares about one thing and one thing only: money. Nothing else matters. Initech Oct 2012 #39
It's very easy for someone with a college education to be stupid if... Moonwalk Oct 2012 #46
Mitt Romney fails at failing. Initech Oct 2012 #38
Mitt's Titanic Moment, to be sure. Coyotl Oct 2012 #41
New Rule: No More Wars Until You Can Accurately Locate the Country You Want To Invade on a Globe Yavin4 Oct 2012 #43
Too bad we didn't have that rule when Bush stole the Executive branch! Coyotl Oct 2012 #47
This is a great thread. Uncle Joe Oct 2012 #48
Spectacular fail. Second only to.... Dooley99 Oct 2012 #49
If you want to ship something from Iran to, say, Italy, merrily Oct 2012 #50
No, sorry, it was ludicrous. He clearly has almost no knowledge of the region's geography. tclambert Oct 2012 #71
That's DUzy worthy (if we still had DUzies) longship Oct 2012 #51
Don't forget Mali as part of the Middle East BainsBane Oct 2012 #52
In Romney's defense jimbo92107 Oct 2012 #57
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That was funny, but he clearly meant 47. tclambert Oct 2012 #60
What a dummy you are... EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2012 #62
Tonight we are serving a special pizza ...just for you. Enjoy. L0oniX Oct 2012 #63
The Spinsters at Faux have come up with a response. politicaljack78 Oct 2012 #68
Im sorry but, even if romney made sense in that statement... iamthebandfanman Oct 2012 #69
His constituents don't care about his about his knowledge, he has nice hair, he's white, and he crunch60 Oct 2012 #70
At least the mainstream press is all over this scary gaffe! DeeDeeNY Oct 2012 #72
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such an awesome graphic i used it in a Mike Malloy video alp227 Oct 2012 #76
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