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Nyan

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1. Thanks. I'm bookmarking this.

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Sun Apr 17, 2016, 10:39 AM

Apr 2016

This was predictable...
I remember watching this Crosstalk episode about a year ago, and it was such a great discussion (Peter Lavelle is a bit redundant in this episode, but all the 3 guests are very good).
The young woman who's an expert on Yemen said Al Qaeda's gonna be thriving as a result of this intervention. And a year later? Yeah. That's what happened.
Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen...all the states that didn't have significant terrorist element before the regime-change effort have gone down in flames.

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Thanks to UK & US intervention, al-Qaeda now has a mini-state in Yemen. It's Iraq and Isis again [View all] Jefferson23 Apr 2016 OP

Thanks. I'm bookmarking this. Nyan Apr 2016 #1

Yes, as you say..predictable. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2016 #4

Yeah. Nobody wants to talk about Yemen now. Add it to the list. bemildred Apr 2016 #2

I suspect we may have an opportunity via former Senator Graham who on another matter Jefferson23 Apr 2016 #3

That does look like it might have legs. bemildred Apr 2016 #6

Yes, I think so..one aspect is that Americans seem to want and it would be healthy to have, Jefferson23 Apr 2016 #7

There is more optimisim than I have with this: KoKo Apr 2016 #8

There are two aspects to that question: bemildred Apr 2016 #9

Possibly. KoKo Apr 2016 #10

I think they will come out now, the media tease will help publicize the contents. nt bemildred Apr 2016 #11

Wonder how much the Saudi's paid us and Britain to support them? lark Apr 2016 #5