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bemildred

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9. And people wonder why I am so cynical ...

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 11:44 AM

Nov 2015

The larger the debacle, the longer it takes to admit that it is so, that it is the case, that all must be done over, that the mighty have been very mightily wrong, wrong, wrong.

There is movement, there is alarm, but too many leaders have painted themselves into corners.

However, there seems to be movement on the battlefield too, events on the ground may well overtake all this.

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War with Isis: To defeat the jihadists the West needs a local ally [View all] Jefferson23 Nov 2015 OP

Then we bloody well need to quit alienating every Muslim people out there. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #1

+1. yes. n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2015 #3

Cut the purse strings. nt CJCRANE Nov 2015 #2

Good stuff from Cockburn, as always. bemildred Nov 2015 #4

+1. frustrating as hell to watch too. n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2015 #5

Rethinking ‘Assad Must Go’ Slogan bemildred Nov 2015 #6

This is an odd statement from the article: KoKo Nov 2015 #11

Hagel: Russia, Iran must join fight against ISIS bemildred Nov 2015 #7

Yes, and I thought we had finally gotten there. n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2015 #8

And people wonder why I am so cynical ... bemildred Nov 2015 #9

Cochburn does make a somewhat hopeful point at article end: KoKo Nov 2015 #10

Understandable and yes, and yes...grrrr. n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2015 #12

...! KoKo Nov 2015 #13