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19. Libya...artificial country

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:40 PM

Feb 2013

should have been broken up when we had the chance. Same for Mali, Syria and others

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Two years on, Benghazi threatens "another revolution" in Libya [View all] Alamuti Lotus Feb 2013 OP

Ah, the glorious LIbyan intervention. The gift that keeps on giving. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #2

+1000. nt. polly7 Feb 2013 #4

Relive the cheerleading threads while you wait Bosonic Feb 2013 #5

Those threads made me want to hurl. polly7 Feb 2013 #12

Juan Cole has it right. joshcryer Feb 2013 #7

Aww, there you are! harmonicon Feb 2013 #8

Nope, and your disgusting display of glee over this... joshcryer Feb 2013 #9

Hmm... I don't seem to remember my taxes going to bomb Egypt. harmonicon Feb 2013 #13

I'm glad you admit you "get something out of every negative tidbit." joshcryer Feb 2013 #14

Yes, I admit that I actually learn things from events. harmonicon Feb 2013 #16

Proven wrong? Libya was supposed to be another Somolia. joshcryer Feb 2013 #20

I guess I just find it hard to believe that you would do this for free. harmonicon Feb 2013 #21

"We know that that country is now a model of freedom and democracy..." pampango Feb 2013 #15

Pilger has it right. polly7 Feb 2013 #10

Nice deflection, there. joshcryer Feb 2013 #11

Note the stink of hydrocarbons in the article you post. amandabeech Feb 2013 #18

My point was and is that France and Britain were concerned that amandabeech Feb 2013 #23

Libya...artificial country quadrature Feb 2013 #19