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33. Remember those pictures of Rumsfeld shaking Saddam's hand?

Reply to Catherina (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 04:33 PM

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Blasts from the past. Knighthood for Assad, Dinners, Strolls through the gardens [View all] Catherina Aug 2013 OP

And let's not forget this blast from the past which has disappeared from the internet Catherina Aug 2013 #1

We have a history of liking our puppet dictators...until we don't. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2013 #2

That is the silliest post I've read on DU today. DevonRex Aug 2013 #5

Wikipedia?...Puhleeeees. nt kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #15

Assad is in Russia's debt to the tune of $4.4B in arms purchases DevonRex Aug 2013 #18

See post #7 and if you have a lick of sense you'll delete this "silly" post. Scuba Aug 2013 #22

Seriously????? Hahahahaha!!!!!!! That's all you have? DevonRex Aug 2013 #23

It's not about whose puppet is who's, for crying out loud. Scuba Aug 2013 #26

Uh, that's what this subthread is about. Look up. DevonRex Aug 2013 #32

Dixiegirl said we have a history of liking dictators. You said that was silly. Scuba Aug 2013 #34

and continues to say, "Surely Assad was aware of this." DevonRex Aug 2013 #35

You don't think Assad knows we like dictators? Scuba Aug 2013 #36

Assad was NEVER our puppet. He was Russia's puppet. DevonRex Aug 2013 #37

Please re-read my last post. I agreed that Assad was Ivan's pet dictator. Scuba Aug 2013 #38

That's what I said at the TOP OF THE THREAD TO DIXIE. DevonRex Aug 2013 #39

Yes, but she never said Assad was ours, although I can see where one might think she implied that. Scuba Aug 2013 #41

Yes, she did. Very clearly. Have a nice day. nt DevonRex Aug 2013 #42

Yeah, and then a little thing called Arab Spring happened, and Assad went apeshit Pretzel_Warrior Aug 2013 #3

Back then he was helping us carry out our torture program- kenny blankenship Aug 2013 #4

Catherina, have you heard of the "Arab Spring"? Did you know that Syria has had civil uprisings KittyWampus Aug 2013 #6

But but she posted pictures of diplomats playing nice!!! DevonRex Aug 2013 #25

We sure are fickle. We used to love Saddam too. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #7

And DU'ers who hated Wes Clark's guts some years back are rec'ing his speeches now. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #9

And that is our problem in a nutshell. SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #40

we never loved them, it was always about what helped us politically, especially during the cold war JI7 Aug 2013 #11

That was the excuse. We always have an excuse. When we lost our excuse sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #16

Russia: $4.4B arms sales to Syria annually, 1 naval base, 1 SIGINT base, DevonRex Aug 2013 #27

Indeed! Recommend. KoKo Aug 2013 #28

+1 Segami Aug 2013 #30

It's rather in the nature of international relations that one tries to talk with others struggle4progress Aug 2013 #8

Politics by definition means dealing with an opposition, factions you don't agree with. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #10

things are not always the same, people in the Arab World started to rise up against the leaders JI7 Aug 2013 #12

Once again DUers are astounded that the US tries diplomacy before warfare Recursion Aug 2013 #13

I honestly think a lot of DU'ers will be profoundly disappointed if there is no war with Syria. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #14

yes, there are many hoping it happens, just like they hoped it would happen with iran JI7 Aug 2013 #17

But, they took pictures and stuff!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!! DevonRex Aug 2013 #20

'nother blast from the past nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #19

Ah, the DU'ers who go full on PNAC. LOL! Of course for the FULL PNAC we need a "Pearl Harbor". KittyWampus Aug 2013 #21

"If we engage in diplomacy with a dictator, we must support his right to massacre his own people." geek tragedy Aug 2013 #24

Recommend! It's obvious that it's Syria's alliance with Russia KoKo Aug 2013 #29

That would definitely be PART of it. Benton D Struckcheon Aug 2013 #31

Remember those pictures of Rumsfeld shaking Saddam's hand? The Link Aug 2013 #33

Yes...and there was more...hopefully folks will drag out of Memory Hole... KoKo Aug 2013 #43

That handshake happened about 4 months after Saddam used gas on the Kurds Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #44

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