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leveymg

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11. The Sunnis (re, Saudis) have been trying to overthrow the Shi'ia Ba'ath regime by force for decades.

Reply to BadtotheboneBob (Reply #10)

Sat Feb 25, 2012, 12:08 PM

Feb 2012

The Arab League is almost entirely Sunni, and they have hardly been "wanting to stop" the violence in Syria. They just want to overthrow the Shi'ia as the governing faction in Syria.

They're now closer than they have been at carrying this out (with the approval of the US and Europe) than at any time since the 1976-82 "long campaign of terrorism", which was the last Sunni armed uprising that was put down by force.

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China accuses US and Europe of having 'hegemonistic' ambitions in Syria [View all] jakeXT Feb 2012 OP

Sounds about right dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #1

"Both China and Russia boycotted the Friends of Syria conference...ended with a "broad consensus" on pampango Feb 2012 #2

I don't need a lecture from China secondvariety Feb 2012 #3

And we are better then them? Arctic Dave Feb 2012 #7

'than' xxqqqzme Feb 2012 #17

Um, not that many but that's not the only metric of humanitarianism. ProgressoDem Feb 2012 #28

Oh, Bullshit, China... BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #4

A section of the Arab League dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #5

Which is 90% of the League BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #6

Obviously no bias then dipsydoodle Feb 2012 #8

So what's your point? BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #10

The Sunnis (re, Saudis) have been trying to overthrow the Shi'ia Ba'ath regime by force for decades. leveymg Feb 2012 #11

Be that as it may... BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #12

No, Assad is a bad guy, but so are the ones who are murdering people to replace him. leveymg Feb 2012 #13

So, then, what's to be done? BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #19

Do less harm. Prevent the escalation of the conflict by pressuring our "friends" in the region to leveymg Feb 2012 #20

Were it so easy... BadtotheboneBob Feb 2012 #27

We shouldn't be helping one side eliminate the other, then. eom leveymg Feb 2012 #29

It's not an accusation, it's a bald statement of fact. saras Feb 2012 #9

Well, *yeah*. OnyxCollie Feb 2012 #14

LOL, typical accusing others of what you yourself are doing. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #15

Ah, "hegemony"! I've so missed you! It's the '70s again! Bossy Monkey Feb 2012 #16

Hey China - one word xxqqqzme Feb 2012 #18

four more MACARD Feb 2012 #21

And another four Posteritatis Feb 2012 #23

This is only for public consumption, not an accurate view of ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2012 #22

What do you know that we don't, and they aren't telling? leveymg Feb 2012 #24

Only that relations between super powers always have two faces ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2012 #25

+1 - "Palin (would) remove the Red Phone because it would clash with the curtains." leveymg Feb 2012 #26

2 words... jbpdx Feb 2012 #30

Actually... facts would indicate a "FUCK YOU"..... lib2DaBone Feb 2012 #31

Absolutely true. The US thinks it has the right to rule the whole world. David__77 Feb 2012 #32