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bemildred

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13. I rather think the weapons would have to be secured.
Mon Dec 3, 2012, 05:23 PM
Dec 2012

Don't want them going "astray". And don't expect Assad's friends to stay out of it either, Russia, China, Iran, Iraq, they won't let the Alawites be massacred without comment.

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
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