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leveymg

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4. That's neither plausible nor necessary. It's a propaganda line to prepare us for the other outcome.

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 01:55 PM

Dec 2012

BTW: there are@ 3 million Alawite in Syria. It's a minority, but not tiny in a country of @ 20 million. They will hold out for quite a while just using conventional weapons. But, not forever.

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Syria Boxed into a Use-'Em-or-Lose-'Em WMD Dilemma Holding a Deadman Trigger [View all] leveymg Dec 2012 OP

If Assad's People Attack Foreign Powers, sir The Magistrate Dec 2012 #1

They will be gone, anyway, sir. Might as well take some of their enemies with them. leveymg Dec 2012 #2

Their Domestic Enemies Are More Likely Targets, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2012 #3

That's neither plausible nor necessary. It's a propaganda line to prepare us for the other outcome. leveymg Dec 2012 #4

When the Odds Are Six To One, Sir, I Bet On the Six The Magistrate Dec 2012 #5

You speak of this like it's a SWAT team taking down bank robbers leveymg Dec 2012 #6

Not At All, Sir The Magistrate Dec 2012 #8

It's a touchy question. bemildred Dec 2012 #7

Syria has always been a proxy war. Now it's also a religious sectarian war, an internal tribal civil riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #11

Assad said he would not use them against his own people. Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #9

Well, "his own people" could mean a lot of things, you're right about that. bemildred Dec 2012 #10

Or not. Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #12

I rather think the weapons would have to be secured. bemildred Dec 2012 #13

Just curious, but...why is so much of the stenciling on the missile body in English? Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #14

That's an interesting question. I'd also like to know what the Arabic graffiti says. Particularly, leveymg Dec 2012 #15

Because English is the Universal Language bananas Dec 2012 #16

While I'm no expert, I'd theorize that English is the language of "educated" folks in Syria riderinthestorm Dec 2012 #17