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In reply to the discussion: Perhaps most succinct explanation of who is 2 blame 4 Isis. U get 2 guesses at the 2 culprits [View all]MisterP
(23,730 posts)34. it definitely extends before 2003 and after 2009
we're now using dictators to attack the group that spun off of the group we supported against one of those dictators that we used to like and another group we formed in reaction to another group we formed that used to fight us, and which hooked up with the generals of the dictator we used to like but then fought and another group we used to support against another dictator that we supported against that group, which even Israel likes now; this group partly grew out of another group we supported against another regime by means of another regime and we directly funded one leader and told to get more radical
the war'll be over in 3-6 months!
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Perhaps most succinct explanation of who is 2 blame 4 Isis. U get 2 guesses at the 2 culprits [View all]
kpete
Aug 2015
OP
Better than most, but it was Petraeus/Hillary who facilitated the Qataris in moving Libyan fighters
leveymg
Aug 2015
#1
Do you think that is the reason the Republicans want Hillary's e-mails and keep talking about
JDPriestly
Aug 2015
#28
State Dept. and CIA roles in Libyan arms/militia movements reported in Reuters, WSJ, NYT > year ago.
leveymg
Aug 2015
#39
Wouldn't it have been great if there had been more profiles in courage like Chafee and Bernie then?
merrily
Aug 2015
#15
For whatever reason includes doing it because it was the politically correct thing to do at the time
Live and Learn
Aug 2015
#32
Yes - I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go
cantbeserious
Aug 2015
#17
or Libya and Syria: no need to erase the past 5 years out of some misplaced sense of guilt
MisterP
Aug 2015
#33