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In reply to the discussion: FLASH: U.S. Ambassador to Libya, 3 Other Embassy Staff Killed in Rocket Attack in Benghazi [View all]Ian David
(69,059 posts)103. Are you saying he doesn't have a compelling argument to make? n/t
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FLASH: U.S. Ambassador to Libya, 3 Other Embassy Staff Killed in Rocket Attack in Benghazi [View all]
Hissyspit
Sep 2012
OP
with a dead ambassador the villagers will be calling for retaliation. not good.
TeamPooka
Sep 2012
#4
+1 our ire must be at the people who carried out the killing not some idiot movie maker
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#8
I think we may validly place an amount of responsibility at the feet of both parties
LanternWaste
Sep 2012
#120
not sure if you support the killing of the US ambassador but im sure you will clarify, thanks
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#17
I'm saying it's fucking shameful that the US ALWAYS has an excuse for the bodies it creates
Scootaloo
Sep 2012
#117
well we seem to sit on our hands when it's one of Iran's allies killing his own people
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#110
In theory that is right, but contrary to popular belief, not all countries are democratic, or think
still_one
Sep 2012
#111
if we go by the standards of religious nuts then just about everything would be banned
loli phabay
Sep 2012
#18
However if we go by the standards of intelligent people rather than libertarian fuckwits...
Scootaloo
Sep 2012
#37
I think you meant "a hundred and fifty thousand", not "million" (nt)
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2012
#74
If the film maker had reason to believe that bombing would be the result then yes
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#98
sharia law? oh please the film makers admit they knew the film would incite violence
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#106
The responsibility for violence lies with the party committing the violence.
Jester Messiah
Sep 2012
#108
again if I knew that ahead of time and did it anyway then I would have some responsibility
azurnoir
Sep 2012
#114
How about they sue the religious fuckwits who can't abide free speech instead? [nt]
Jester Messiah
Sep 2012
#105
Yes it's clearly his fault these people are ignorant and violence prone
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#123
Michael van Poppel ‏@mpoppel GRAPHIC PHOTO: AFP photo shows man resembling U.S. Ambassador Stevens
Hissyspit
Sep 2012
#12
You need to edit your post to include only 4 paragraphs of the referenced article
CottonBear
Sep 2012
#39
Romney is pissed that President Obama didn't use the opportunity to make them MORE mad. n/t
Ian David
Sep 2012
#76
Repug treason causing another US foreign policy crisis, to mess with US elections, again.
Mc Mike
Sep 2012
#88
Its really notable that NONE of the Arab Spring cheerleaders are on this thread. None.
riderinthestorm
Sep 2012
#115
I'm so glad we toppled that moderate Gaddhaffi and put a bunch of Muslim extremists in
NoMoreWarNow
Sep 2012
#102