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Nihil

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24. Why should Libya be different ...

Reply to Socal31 (Reply #23)

Tue Oct 9, 2012, 07:29 AM

Oct 2012

> I really hope we learned our lesson in Libya. "The devil you know....."

... than any of the preceding foul-ups in the neverending war sponsored by Uncle Sam?

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Turkish president says "worst case" unfolding in Syria [View all] jsr Oct 2012 OP

Uh Oh. glacierbay Oct 2012 #1

Um, they have been intervening in Syria. Arctic Dave Oct 2012 #16

How goddamn stupid is Assad (or whoever is running the show over there)? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2012 #2

I'm thinking that Assad glacierbay Oct 2012 #3

He always struck me as kind of a light weight compared to his dad ( not that I held daddy in Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2012 #5

He's a dentist and ophthalmologist htuttle Oct 2012 #9

That's right! I forgot about that. Jimmy Carter had some hope for him. Oh well. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2012 #10

The mortar incidents were actually not very significant. Turkey is overdramatitizing this. leveymg Oct 2012 #4

This sounds hopeful glacierbay Oct 2012 #6

I'd be elated to see Clinton step down. arewenotdemo Oct 2012 #11

I'm worried about Turkey's overreaction. That doesn't bode well imho. riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #13

The FSA already operates freely inside Turkey, so it really wouldn't change anything leveymg Oct 2012 #15

Yep, I concur about the possible "worst case scenario"-as if it isn't already that way for the dead. bobthedrummer Oct 2012 #21

What's sad is other countries in the region can't mobilize without a freakout from Israel. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #7

And why would Israel go on alert with such a mobilization? glacierbay Oct 2012 #8

"there wouldn't be a freakout." Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #12

^Best dry humor today... Kolesar Oct 2012 #14

Syria would sink anything that had military equipment on it. Arctic Dave Oct 2012 #17

They'd try. Egypt has an air force too. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #18

Self absorded? Not likely. Arctic Dave Oct 2012 #19

Exactly. People in a domestic disputes rarely double date. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #20

turkey is going to send in troops instead of America lovuian Oct 2012 #22

Was there ever a question? Socal31 Oct 2012 #23

Why should Libya be different ... Nihil Oct 2012 #24