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Vic Vinegar

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18. nihilist alert

Reply to Daniel537 (Reply #16)

Sun Aug 25, 2013, 10:26 PM

Aug 2013

I don't quite think you get that in underdeveloped countries its strong centralized economic nationalist government or massive poverty and starvation and free trade zones, etc. Pick one.

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Russia: Don't Turn Syria Into Another Iraq [View all] Purveyor Aug 2013 OP

God, how embarrassing. AzDar Aug 2013 #1

And yet, Putin is still arming Assad's forces anyhow. AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #2

Russia is not violating international law by doing so. David__77 Aug 2013 #3

no hypocrisy Vic Vinegar Aug 2013 #4

Regardless of the Gulf States' involvement..... AverageJoe90 Aug 2013 #6

no offense taken Vic Vinegar Aug 2013 #8

And the US isn't arming the insurgents ? dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #5

good you mentioned Benghazi Vic Vinegar Aug 2013 #10

Welcome to DU. Ghost Dog Aug 2013 #17

Don't you get it? Cha Aug 2013 #12

Please don't insult our 'sweetheart' Celefin Aug 2013 #20

Poor Putin.. he's only obeying the law. Cha Aug 2013 #21

How about refuting the argument instead of a no-text must have last word? Celefin Aug 2013 #22

Snowden "broke the law".. some laws are good and Cha Aug 2013 #23

So you can't refute the argument. Nice deflection, though. Celefin Aug 2013 #24

Why throw that guy in the mix ? warrant46 Aug 2013 #25

Well, Assad's government is the recognized govenrment of the nation of Syria Scootaloo Aug 2013 #13

"Russia is violating no international laws." Daniel537 Aug 2013 #15

Nice try. Scootaloo Aug 2013 #19

The real scoop on Syria. go west young man Aug 2013 #7

meh Vic Vinegar Aug 2013 #9

Agreed. go west young man Aug 2013 #14

If it looks like a money maker, we're all in. russspeakeasy Aug 2013 #11

Putin's already helped turn that country into another Iraq. Daniel537 Aug 2013 #16

nihilist alert Vic Vinegar Aug 2013 #18

When will we ever learn? BlueMTexpat Aug 2013 #26