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Muskypundit

(717 posts)
53. Assad would be on a pike by now
Wed Dec 21, 2011, 02:18 AM
Dec 2011

If it wasn't for Russia propping him up.

But with you people its always something..... If we don't intervene "its because there is no oil"

If we do intervene its because "it turns out there are 2 refineries and 5 wells. See. Oil"

I care. Their time shall come! Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #1
everyone cares when shit happens but it has to stand in line with the ten thousand other things that roguevalley Dec 2011 #100
People care. But they do not intend to be fooled again, as they were in the Libya situation sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #2
Fiction. tabatha Dec 2011 #4
Fiction, on Libya? They are not even hiding it anymore. sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #11
I am talking about SYRIA - SYRIA !!! tabatha Dec 2011 #12
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really? Care to back that up, because she's one of the MOST honest people here fascisthunter Dec 2011 #60
No, she's not. TheWraith Dec 2011 #86
Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #107
A picture is worth a thousand words here Catherina Dec 2011 #5
And EXACTLY what does that say about Syria? tabatha Dec 2011 #9
It says the US already OVER-Involved in policing the World fascisthunter Dec 2011 #61
How many left to go? sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #18
So, if that is the case, I am surprised that the Iranian uprising failed. tabatha Dec 2011 #27
We're almost done with the 7 of the list Catherina Dec 2011 #29
Appalling. tabatha Dec 2011 #31
It is appalling, particularly the feigned "support" for Syria... joshcryer Dec 2011 #42
Lol Catherina Dec 2011 #43
I feel the same way, not even worth responding to, but funny as hell nevertheless. sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #88
This Looks like an overextended military position. tonybgood Dec 2011 #97
It's not about your opinion or that of anybody else whom you think was 'fooled' RZM Dec 2011 #7
Right, it is not about anyone in the Western world's opinion. It is about THEIR sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #15
Your posts are like word salads. tabatha Dec 2011 #19
A good sign that they'll sign off on their defeat? RZM Dec 2011 #23
No, the regime is a dictatorship and will not give up its power. sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #90
The Libyan's said no occupation forces and asked for NFZ and R2P. joshcryer Dec 2011 #40
My head hurts reading your posts. Muskypundit Dec 2011 #50
You don't speak for the Libyan people, thankfully. joshcryer Dec 2011 #36
Yep...Iran and Syria on the list. Good catch. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #59
Always worth watching Gen Clark warn the nation: Syria, Iran, Iraq before a superpower challenges us Catherina Dec 2011 #65
and remember Zbigniew Brzezinski's The Grand Chessboard dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #69
We're sticking to the plan Catherina Dec 2011 #75
Too much truth for DU. You're gonna pay... saras Dec 2011 #74
a fair, just, moral world? Catherina Dec 2011 #77
Some of those dates are inaccurate RZM Dec 2011 #82
another powder keg in the Middle East. Pressure is building around the world. banned from Kos Dec 2011 #3
Sadly I care but I am not surprised nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #6
I'm willing.... unkachuck Dec 2011 #8
NATO cannot and will not get involved. tabatha Dec 2011 #10
Agree with Tabatha that it won't happen RZM Dec 2011 #16
Yes, the Neocons are with you. They are salivating. sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #20
first the regime, then the neocons....n/t unkachuck Dec 2011 #24
It's the same scripts over and over again Catherina Dec 2011 #79
Yes, not to mention the revelations in the Wikileaks cables about 'regime change' in sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #84
Another glorious liberation awaits! quinnox Dec 2011 #13
So you think the people who have been demonstrating in Syria tabatha Dec 2011 #14
WTF quinnox Dec 2011 #17
I was talking about the crap that is going on in Syria - of the Syrian govt against Syrian people. tabatha Dec 2011 #22
That happens a lot here. And I agree with you completely. sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #26
LOL. The 'real protesters' are the ones who are willing to listen to the proposals that they STFU? RZM Dec 2011 #28
Do you follow any of the Syrian news? tabatha Dec 2011 #30
I need to ask a question... nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #32
Thanks, Nadine for a few words of sanity. tabatha Dec 2011 #35
Well Said! Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #56
I am well aware of the history of Syria. Very much like all the other dictatorships sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #80
We have not supported the Assad Regime like for ever nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #81
We had not supported Saddam Hussein in forever either. sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #83
I am not missing your point nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #87
But wait, dear quinnox...Hillary just said last week we have Rights! dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #63
The reactions to your post are alternately fascinating and depressing. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #21
and bizarre. tabatha Dec 2011 #25
Bizarre is puitting it midly nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #33
People were claiming the Iranian protests were a Rovian plot at the time, too Posteritatis Dec 2011 #39
They are typical when it comes to people who supported Libya. joshcryer Dec 2011 #37
They are probably the same people who think Mugabe is a nice guy. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #101
Trying to care here elfin Dec 2011 #34
The US did not intervene in tabatha Dec 2011 #38
Nothing wrong with that at all RZM Dec 2011 #44
That's quite a charge, please point to those 'shilling for dictators here' or apologize sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #85
Calling out people by name is not allowed on DU and usually results in hidden posts RZM Dec 2011 #89
If you are accusing me of being a shill for dictators, do so. I will not alert sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #91
OK RZM Dec 2011 #92
No it is not shilling. It is opposition to Western Imperial interference in MEastern sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #93
I'm not criticizing your opposition to Western interventions RZM Dec 2011 #94
I pointed out facts, stated by the UN regarding that regime, as I did when sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #95
+1000 Vattel Dec 2011 #103
Syria has nothing to offer except sand. The_Casual_Observer Dec 2011 #45
Assad would be on a pike by now Muskypundit Dec 2011 #53
I care - Russia is the determinant as Russia has a military base in Syria. PufPuf23 Dec 2011 #46
Under Obama the US doesn't act unilaterally against entire states, unlike Bush. So no scenario... joshcryer Dec 2011 #47
One could say the USA was unilateral and under the radar regards to Honduras PufPuf23 Dec 2011 #48
Under Obama? joshcryer Dec 2011 #49
Zelaya pushed for land reform, higher minimum wage, and for the conversion of the USA Airbase to a PufPuf23 Dec 2011 #51
Why don't you care, and are assuming that others feel the same way? boppers Dec 2011 #52
I care , :(, but I am only one. n/t UndertheOcean Dec 2011 #54
k&r n/t RainDog Dec 2011 #55
Now just how do you know Sherman A1 Dec 2011 #57
Care? Yes, I care. bluestateguy Dec 2011 #58
So now we should invade Syria? fascisthunter Dec 2011 #62
I don't think that "nobody cares", I think the problem is not having a viable way to change karynnj Dec 2011 #64
K&R'd. snot Dec 2011 #66
If Assad continues this civil war and bloodshed, agentS Dec 2011 #67
Too many don't care, that's correct. They care more about marijuana than closeupready Dec 2011 #68
Bahrain, too. duhneece Dec 2011 #70
Because the "good guys", Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, sent troops to aid the crackdown. Prometheus Bound Dec 2011 #96
I care, but not enough to go to war over it SixthSense Dec 2011 #71
Bad stuff is going on here, too. Jester Messiah Dec 2011 #72
Priorities.... JohnnyRingo Dec 2011 #73
I care. However, we seem to screw up every MineralMan Dec 2011 #76
This is different than the; greiner3 Dec 2011 #78
Oh God. I should have just read the OP and not the idiotic foolishness in this thread Number23 Dec 2011 #98
Thanks for the reminder. DirkGently Dec 2011 #99
Reports on Al Jazeera are that the Syrian government is losing its Arab allies Cleita Dec 2011 #102
I care Warpy Dec 2011 #104
I care. REC. nt bertman Dec 2011 #105
CARE riverwalker Dec 2011 #106
I care (I guess). But my heart is only the size of a fist, and I care about me more. closeupready Dec 2011 #108
I Care Vehl Dec 2011 #109
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