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ag_dude

(562 posts)

1. What would your preferred solution be?

Reply to Welcome_hubby (Original post)

Tue Jan 15, 2013, 11:18 AM

Jan 2013

Calling them jihadists isn't an exaggeration, they've proudly taken up that banner.

But hey, screw those Africans if they can't defend themselves, right?

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United States does not rule out invasion of Mali [View all] Welcome_hubby Jan 2013 OP

What would your preferred solution be? ag_dude Jan 2013 #1

Did you like them when they fought in Libya? Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #4

The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa... ag_dude Jan 2013 #5

Riiiiiight. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #6

Why are you acting so condescending? ag_dude Jan 2013 #7

If they can defend themselves then why are we helping? Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #9

It's not al-Qaeda ag_dude Jan 2013 #10

The US government said they are getting involved Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #12

They're tied to al-Qaeda ag_dude Jan 2013 #15

Ohhhh, so being tied to AQ is enough. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #17

Nope, not until you answer my question ag_dude Jan 2013 #19

You don't get it do you. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #23

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #18

LOL. Is that the best you got? Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #22

The poster your debating with is a lost cause. ellisonz Jan 2013 #27

different situation entirely. DCBob Jan 2013 #11

Really? Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #13

You think most Libyans enjoyed living under the Gaddafi regime? DCBob Jan 2013 #14

Having the highest living standards on Africa Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #28

thats what oil and a low population will give you. DCBob Jan 2013 #31

Luckily we saved them from that. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #35

Keep pretending it's about oil. ag_dude Jan 2013 #16

Riiight, we are all about the "human rights" Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #25

Desolate, filled with well-armed insurgents, Islamic fighters, hundreds of miles from the coast FarCenter Jan 2013 #2

You want to fight in Mali? Fine. Pay for it up front. denverbill Jan 2013 #3

Does Mali have oil? joeybee12 Jan 2013 #8

Not really, no. ag_dude Jan 2013 #20

Give it a rest...Iraq was about oil... joeybee12 Jan 2013 #21

Yep. Interfering in civil wars has worked out so well...Vietnam, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Cambodia.. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2013 #24

How big a cut in Medicaid do we have to take to do that??? HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #26

The US does not rule out any action maxsolomon Jan 2013 #29

i think its prudent to keep it on the table samsingh Jan 2013 #30

Several thousand French and other foreigners live there .. n/t flamingdem Jan 2013 #32

90% of the population of Mali is not Tuareg... ellisonz Jan 2013 #34

DECLINE datasuspect Jan 2013 #33