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joshcryer

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45. Who said anything about aiding them? All the OP did was show that al-Qeada was a false claim.
Wed Feb 22, 2012, 05:18 AM
Feb 2012

That's all! And here we have al-Qeada trumpeters who, if you didn't know better, are indistinguishable from Bush-era right wingers! It's impossible to tell! I suspect if Bush or a "right winger" were still in charge we'd completely dismiss al-Qeada propaganda as just that. It really blows my mind!

Sell your wars somewhere else. Bonobo Feb 2012 #1
I do not see anyone selling a war here. joshcryer Feb 2012 #2
No, not in this one post. Bonobo Feb 2012 #3
Sympathizing with a peoples' desire for self-determination is not "selling war." joshcryer Feb 2012 #4
Sympathize all you want, but don't use my tax money while you deny health care Bonobo Feb 2012 #9
So, the ratio to Syrians killed and Americans without healthcare is not yet sufficient... joshcryer Feb 2012 #11
With a limited amount of money, one must prioritize Bonobo Feb 2012 #15
I took money from the limited US supply of money and gave it to Libya? joshcryer Feb 2012 #17
Calm yourself. Bonobo Feb 2012 #19
You make it sound like I care about the west, I don't. I just care about those being persecuted. joshcryer Feb 2012 #20
Military intervention can destroy things. It cannot built them. Bonobo Feb 2012 #21
Typical western hyperbole. Caracas is more deadly than all of Libya. joshcryer Feb 2012 #22
You said "guns are being collected and violence is over except for the next few weeks" Bonobo Feb 2012 #23
I remember that exchange well. joshcryer Feb 2012 #25
Compare these statements and tell me who was substantially wrong. Bonobo Feb 2012 #26
Uh, I just admitted to being wrong about that. joshcryer Feb 2012 #27
"Better than Iraq or Afghanistan"??? And you say I am lowering the bar!? LOL! Bonobo Feb 2012 #28
Did you not read my original post? joshcryer Feb 2012 #30
I vote... ellisonz Feb 2012 #57
I vote we send you to basic training so you can fight. Bonobo Feb 2012 #65
"Caracas is more deadly than all of Libya." - saved for posterity, lol inna Feb 2012 #58
It's a fact. joshcryer Feb 2012 #59
it's a fact according to josh, enough said inna Feb 2012 #61
It's a fact according to publicly available data. joshcryer Feb 2012 #62
if one picks and chooses the most blatantly biased stats, only inna Feb 2012 #63
I don't think you've even looked at the stats, to be honest. joshcryer Feb 2012 #67
Okay now I'm with you on that. One hundred percent. Zalatix Feb 2012 #41
Says one of the #1 cheerleaders of NATO and US intervention in Libya on DU, evah? riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #10
That is a blatant falsehood. I supported Libyan self-determination and got lied about for months. joshcryer Feb 2012 #12
There is a Lesson Here: bvar22 Feb 2012 #78
"I supported Libyan self-determination" - lol. good one, josh. inna Feb 2012 #82
You forgot to use the word "unamerican." TheWraith Feb 2012 #5
selling wars? riverwalker Feb 2012 #6
One person's "information" is another person's "propaganda". nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #8
+100 stockholmer Feb 2012 #13
Please point to me where the OP mentions American military invasion in Syria ButterflyBlood Feb 2012 #37
More of a pattern of postings on this issue that make me say that. nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #38
OP IS WRONG........Washington Post : Al-Qaeda infiltrating Syrian opposition, U.S. officials say stockholmer Feb 2012 #7
Heck of a post Stockholmer, should be an OP nt PufPuf23 Feb 2012 #14
+2 Bonobo Feb 2012 #16
DU spent a decade being warned about the phantom that is Al-Qaeda. joshcryer Feb 2012 #18
number one, if YOU BOTHERED TO READ MY POST, you would see that I call out A-Q for what it is- stockholmer Feb 2012 #29
Your post makes al-Qaeda out to be a real entity worth worrying about. 46 mentions. joshcryer Feb 2012 #33
a diffuse form of al-Qaeda scare mongering is exacting what you do, you try to bully people stockholmer Feb 2012 #39
I agree with Castro who says al-Qeada is a mythical invention of the west. joshcryer Feb 2012 #44
The Bush admin would be even PROUDER of your efforts to start more wars in the ME. nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #46
Please stop being hateful toward me. joshcryer Feb 2012 #49
Don't call my arguments indistinguishable from a "Pro-Apartheid" supporter Bonobo Feb 2012 #51
You called me a war-monger before I made those statements. joshcryer Feb 2012 #54
That is so reductionistic. Bonobo Feb 2012 #55
Your premise might make sense if it weren't for the fact that all revolution ends this way. joshcryer Feb 2012 #56
Why choose S. Africa and Venezuela when talking about the Middle East? Bonobo Feb 2012 #64
You say it but you can't substantiate it. joshcryer Feb 2012 #66
Your posts don't make much sense to me, that's why I don't get them Bonobo Feb 2012 #68
The typical mockary continues. joshcryer Feb 2012 #69
Actually, forget it. Bonobo Feb 2012 #70
Ireland managed to wrest it's freedom, without post-revolutionary violence riderinthestorm Feb 2012 #80
oki, I will take you at face value on the 'A-Q as invention of the West' meme, we agree on this, but stockholmer Feb 2012 #71
What does climate change have to do with a well cited intelligent post? PufPuf23 Feb 2012 #81
Impressive work, Stockholmer. Prometheus Bound Feb 2012 #24
Wow, make that an OP, Stockholmer. sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #32
Excellent. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #40
great post, obviously. thank you. inna Feb 2012 #60
Right on Scendule UnseenUndergrad Feb 2012 #31
Eh, tab usually gets a hit and run. joshcryer Feb 2012 #34
It is sad and hilarious that you think that strawman is appropriate Bonobo Feb 2012 #36
Total dishonesty. joshcryer Feb 2012 #43
So do you support Syrian intervention? nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #47
I support the international community. joshcryer Feb 2012 #50
But the "international community" is not REALLY all that international, is it? Bonobo Feb 2012 #52
Indeed. joshcryer Feb 2012 #53
WTF? Can one distort reality more than that? That's the "veto countries" who put a stop to Fool Count Feb 2012 #79
yep, pretty darn orwellian, but the answer to your question in the subject line is inna Feb 2012 #83
Anyone who supports military intervention in Syria should sign up and put some skin in the game. Zalatix Feb 2012 #42
What? I can't show solidarity without putting my neck out there? joshcryer Feb 2012 #48
The Syrian situation should be left in the hands of the Syrian people Sabayon65 Feb 2012 #35
Who said anything about aiding them? All the OP did was show that al-Qeada was a false claim. joshcryer Feb 2012 #45
How do you feel about the "Rebels" imposing Sahrai Law in Libya? bvar22 Feb 2012 #72
What is this "Sahrai" Law you speak of? UnseenUndergrad Feb 2012 #73
Excuse the typo, but I think you know what I meant. bvar22 Feb 2012 #76
What total bullshit eissa Feb 2012 #74
Same story with Libya Dokkie Feb 2012 #75
primarily a mercenary force operating at the behest of the wahhabi dictators in Saudi Arabia & Qatar Alamuti Lotus Feb 2012 #77
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