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jakeXT

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15. Sorry, I thought it was common knowledge , here is an article
Fri Jan 30, 2015, 03:31 PM
Jan 2015

Well known to the United States policymakers in Obama White House and Clinton State Department along with the National Security Council but not widely known to American mainstream media, the U.S. West Point Military Academy’s Combating Terrorism Center document reveals that Libya sent more fighters to Iraq’s Islamic militancy on a per-capita basis than any other Muslim country, including Saudi Arabia.

Perhaps more alarmingly for Western policymakers, most of the fighters came from eastern Libya, the center of the current uprising against Muammar el-Qaddafi.

The analysis of the Combating Terrorism Center of West Point was based on the records captured by coalition forces in October 2007 in a raid near Sinjar, along Iraq’s Syrian border.

The eastern Libyan city of Darnah sent more fighters to Iraq than any other single city or town, according to the West Point report. It noted that 52 militants came to Iraq from Darnah, a city of just 80,000 people (the second-largest source of fighters was Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which has a population of more than 4 million).

http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2011/03/17/libyan-rebellion-has-radical-islamist-fervor-benghazi-link-islamic-militancyus-milit

But if true, this would make teapartiers love her, right? Why would this hurt her chances NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #1
Of course not. What makes you think any particular action would make Tea Party types love anyone? TheKentuckian Jan 2015 #7
Then how does this info, if true, hurt her in the election? NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #8
Well, it has convinced me that I won't vote for her. Maedhros Jan 2015 #14
OK... so it is Hillary vs Mike Huckabee...Sarah Palin is the VP for Huck... NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #16
I'm in Oregon, but that's beside the point. Maedhros Jan 2015 #19
If her "strategy" is to attract Teahadists by being a bellicose warmonger then we might as well send TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #30
You just made it for me, you are willing to put an ACTUAL rightwing murderous piece of shit NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #31
so she's different from bush how? they both like to go to foreign countries, bomb them to hell, ND-Dem Feb 2015 #43
If you honestly dont know what the differences would be if Bush was prez and had a repub NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #45
Where did you parse that "point" from. I said IF her strategy is to attract Teahadists by TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #48
If she lied us into war she shouldn't have a chance at being the Democratic nominee unless we Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #33
So you are saying she knew the intel was a lie, do you have proof of that? NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #34
Did you read the part where it says there are recordings about concerns that DoS Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author NoJusticeNoPeace Feb 2015 #38
While I don't agree that Libya was exactly a good idea, and her TwilightGardener Jan 2015 #2
I don't put much stock in what Dennis says anymore madokie Jan 2015 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2015 #6
Neo Liberal underground they put him there years ago Ichingcarpenter Jan 2015 #9
the tapes are real Ichingcarpenter Jan 2015 #4
And the military probably had read the west point study on terrorism jakeXT Jan 2015 #12
Please make your point on what the pdf says Ichingcarpenter Jan 2015 #13
Sorry, I thought it was common knowledge , here is an article jakeXT Jan 2015 #15
so Hillary's and obama's policy failed in iraq Ichingcarpenter Jan 2015 #17
It probably depends on how you define success /nt jakeXT Jan 2015 #18
It was very successful in transferring public money into private military contractor coffers. [n/t] Maedhros Jan 2015 #20
And as a sideffect, I'm guessing they have figured out incompatibilty issues by now jakeXT Jan 2015 #23
Yemen is looking ripe for fubar Ichingcarpenter Jan 2015 #22
Amb. Stevens was well aware of the dominant E. Libyan role in AQ in Iraq terrorism. leveymg Jan 2015 #26
So the Democratic congressman interfering in foreign affairs ... GeorgeGist Jan 2015 #5
Too funny... DURHAM D Jan 2015 #10
Oh, shush! We all know that our intervention was another Glorious Victory...or something. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #11
I supported the Libya intervention at the time CJCRANE Jan 2015 #21
Operation Southern Mistral,also highlighted by Kucinich at the time, showed the possible preplanning jakeXT Jan 2015 #24
+1.... KoKo Feb 2015 #37
The Joint Chiefs also pushed back against Bush over Iran in 2006 leveymg Jan 2015 #25
Is Dennis admitting to violating the Logan Act... Historic NY Jan 2015 #27
He asked the House according to the video /nt jakeXT Jan 2015 #28
Ghadafi Jr?????? outside Jan 2015 #29
''We came. We saw. He died.'' Octafish Feb 2015 #32
yes...she was amazingly pleased about that. KoKo Feb 2015 #36
she acts psycho ND-Dem Feb 2015 #44
That was fucking nauseating. polly7 Feb 2015 #46
This message was self-deleted by its author uhnope Feb 2015 #49
Some will argue she has foreign policy credentials AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #39
Honduras reddread Feb 2015 #40
Thank you. woo me with science Feb 2015 #41
yes, that's a good example AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #42
Dennis Kucinich???? MohRokTah Feb 2015 #47
Hillary also supported the right wing military coup in Honduras. Ramses Feb 2015 #50
Shocking! Some in the military sometimes question political decisions, shocking! Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #51
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