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2016 Postmortem

JayhawkSD

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8. Yes, we are headed for a "Libya redux."

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 10:38 AM

Aug 2013

It will start out as "punishing Assad for use of gas," but will morph into the need to keep doing it to prevent further use of gas, and then into "we will not let up until Assad is gone," otherwise known as "regime change."

As I've said before, give Obama another Nobel Peace Prize.

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Syria Doves In Congress Want A Vote [View all] dusty trails Aug 2013 OP

Yeah, they tried this with Libya, too. JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #1

You nailed it newfie11 Aug 2013 #5

Syria's oil production is 0.48% of the worlds share. dionysus Aug 2013 #18

Not so fast newfie11 Aug 2013 #19

The framers likely intended for congressional approval for military action, but... Hippo_Tron Aug 2013 #2

A few problems with your dissertation JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #6

I think we agree on pretty much all of the points, except for the international law part... Hippo_Tron Aug 2013 #10

By the US certainly, yes. JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #12

Formally declared wars since World War II number in the single digits Hippo_Tron Aug 2013 #13

the unwashed peasantry.... dtom67 Aug 2013 #3

You have to be dreaming if you think JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #7

Hmmm... Libya? dtom67 Aug 2013 #9

Really? JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #11

Not in the US / UK jakeXT Aug 2013 #4

Yes, we are headed for a "Libya redux." JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #8

I think it may even be "Iraq redux". For crying out loud, razorman Aug 2013 #14

Well, that is a pretty all inclusive term JayhawkSD Aug 2013 #15

Technically true, I suppose. But as the term, "WMD" has been used in recent years, razorman Aug 2013 #17

Everyone is so negative here its depressing. FairVote Aug 2013 #16