Syria
Aug 29th 2013 | 10:04 am
#31
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Re: Syria
British parliament votes against military action over Syria:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23892783
Great decision.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23892783
Great decision.
Aug 29th 2013 | 10:30 am
#32
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Re: Syria
British parliament votes against military action over Syria:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23892783
Great decision.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23892783
Great decision.
Aug 29th 2013 | 12:37 pm
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Re: Syria
Can't help but contrast the noise being made about Assad with the almost complete silence as Egypt's military kills civilians. And what's more, the Egyptian military took power in a coup against a democratically elected government.
Assad? Bomb him. Egypt's military? Keep plying them with aid.
Assad? Bomb him. Egypt's military? Keep plying them with aid.
Aug 29th 2013 | 12:43 pm
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Re: Syria
Can't help but contrast the noise being made about Assad with the almost complete silence as Egypt's military kills civilians. And what's more, the Egyptian military took power in a coup against a democratically elected government.
Assad? Bomb him. Egypt's military? Keep plying them with aid.
Assad? Bomb him. Egypt's military? Keep plying them with aid.
Anyway Dems said they would impeach Obama if he tried something without Congress approval.
Aug 29th 2013 | 12:43 pm
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Can't help but contrast the noise being made about Assad with the almost complete silence as Egypt's military kills civilians. And what's more, the Egyptian military took power in a coup against a democratically elected government.
Assad? Bomb him. Egypt's military? Keep plying them with aid.
Assad? Bomb him. Egypt's military? Keep plying them with aid.
Anyway Dems said they would impeach Obama if he tried something without Congress approval.
Aug 29th 2013 | 1:02 pm
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Aug 29th 2013 | 1:15 pm
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Re: Syria
I know it is symptomatic of politics, but the pretense that the driving factor is the humanitarian aspect is what galls me about this. Egypt is a perfectly good current example, but the complete lack of action during the genocide in Rwanda shows the true value of life in the global scheme of geopolitics. It's a handy excuse to trot out when it suits your interests and nothing more.
Aug 29th 2013 | 1:17 pm
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I know it is symptomatic of politics, but the pretense that the driving factor is the humanitarian aspect is what galls me about this. Egypt is a perfectly good current example, but the complete lack of action during the genocide in Rwanda shows the true value of life in the global scheme of geopolitics. It's a handy excuse to trot out when it suits your interests and nothing more.
Aug 29th 2013 | 1:40 pm
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I know it is symptomatic of politics, but the pretense that the driving factor is the humanitarian aspect is what galls me about this. Egypt is a perfectly good current example, but the complete lack of action during the genocide in Rwanda shows the true value of life in the global scheme of geopolitics. It's a handy excuse to trot out when it suits your interests and nothing more.
Nothing wrong with that, the pretence otherwise gets me.
Aug 29th 2013 | 1:40 pm
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I know it is symptomatic of politics, but the pretense that the driving factor is the humanitarian aspect is what galls me about this. Egypt is a perfectly good current example, but the complete lack of action during the genocide in Rwanda shows the true value of life in the global scheme of geopolitics. It's a handy excuse to trot out when it suits your interests and nothing more.
Nothing wrong with that, the pretence otherwise gets me.
Aug 29th 2013 | 1:50 pm
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Re: Syria
I know it is symptomatic of politics, but the pretense that the driving factor is the humanitarian aspect is what galls me about this. Egypt is a perfectly good current example, but the complete lack of action during the genocide in Rwanda shows the true value of life in the global scheme of geopolitics. It's a handy excuse to trot out when it suits your interests and nothing more.
Aug 29th 2013 | 1:55 pm
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Aug 29th 2013 | 1:57 pm
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Re: Syria
Well I am not sure that would help after the "national interest" was invoked by Bush and his cronies in relation to Saddam's supposed WMDs. Being honest period might be a better bet.
