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Old Aug 31st 2013, 6:34 am
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When John Kerry was making that speech, did anyone else think "He's lying"?

Reminds me of the WMDs (or not) in Libya.

Anyways, I was reliably told that it's all Qatar and the west's fault as they are trying to sell gas to Europe via a pipeline through Syria, the rebels want it, the government doesn't. Nor does China or Russia (Gasprom sell billions to Europe each year), hence an East/West war by proxy.

You just know it'll go seriously pair shaped.

And anyway, I thought the UK was broke, how can they afford a war?
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Originally Posted by Kix
And anyway, I thought the UK was broke, how can they afford a war?
War is largely a profitable business.
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Old Aug 31st 2013, 6:38 am
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Originally Posted by Kix
When John Kerry was making that speech, did anyone else think "He's lying"?

Reminds me of the WMDs (or not) in Libya.

Anyways, I was reliably told that it's all Qatar and the west's fault as they are trying to sell gas to Europe via a pipeline through Syria, the rebels want it, the government doesn't. Nor does China or Russia (Gasprom sell billions to Europe each year), hence an East/West war by proxy.

You just know it'll go seriously pair shaped.

And anyway, I thought the UK was broke, how can they afford a war?
By who? You have a line to Assad? or the Qatari Emir?
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Old Aug 31st 2013, 6:42 am
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Originally Posted by Kix
You just know it'll go seriously pair shaped.
As in tits up?

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Old Aug 31st 2013, 6:43 am
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Originally Posted by Millhouse
By who? You have a line to Assad? or the Qatari Emir?
Bloke I met down the pub, calls himself Abdullah - you must have met him...

(Actually by a Syrian, but hey ho).
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Old Aug 31st 2013, 11:34 am
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Default Re: Of outrage against chemical attacks..

Originally Posted by Millhouse
By who? You have a line to Assad? or the Qatari Emir?
It was in the local paper..

The National

Bit more background in the Guardian

Assad refused to sign a proposed agreement with Qatar that would run a pipeline from the latter's North field, contiguous with Iran's South Pars field, through Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and on to Turkey, with a view to supply European markets - albeit crucially bypassing Russia. Assad's rationale was "to protect the interests of [his] Russian ally, which is Europe's top supplier of natural gas."

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Originally Posted by AppleMac
It was in the local paper..

The National

Bit more background in the Guardian

Assad refused to sign a proposed agreement with Qatar that would run a pipeline from the latter's North field, contiguous with Iran's South Pars field, through Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and on to Turkey, with a view to supply European markets - albeit crucially bypassing Russia. Assad's rationale was "to protect the interests of [his] Russian ally, which is Europe's top supplier of natural gas."
They should be more worried about the fracking boom. We don't need a pipe to the middle east. We can ship it from the US for less.
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They should be more worried about the fracking boom. We don't need a pipe to the middle east. We can ship it from the US for less.
Devon (or was it Cornwall?), surely?
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Originally Posted by Blue Cat


why can't Britain just keep their noses out
Do you think British forces are not already in syria?
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Originally Posted by commander
Do you think British forces are not already in syria?
x 2 in a limited capacity I guess

A friend of mine said this morning, obama and the top brass of the US army need to get laid more often
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