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John2

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14. And furthermore,
Sun Dec 9, 2012, 08:46 AM
Dec 2012

the attack on Iraq was a farce. The U.S. and Britain both armed these dictators(Hussein,Assad,Moubarrack,etc.etc.etc.) to check the mob (Arab populations) for their racist policies. They used their religion, to justify it. Islam is one of the oldest religions in the World. People in the West don't understand it. Some of their sects are very draconian, such as Sharia.

And to to show it was a racist farce perpetrated by Tony Blair and George W. Bush, people are now trying to accuse them of War Crimes, after leaking secret files of what really went on in Iraq. It involves General Petraeus also. Petraeus tried to do the same thing in Afghanistan too, which has been alluded to by that President. When the chronicles of History is written about the real truth, I'm afraid it will tarnish the U.S. and Britain. And Mr Petraeus, not General as far as I'm concerned, should be a War criminal. And President Obama is going along with it.

Did they set up their own bank yet, like the Libyan 'rebels' did? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #1
What is your take on the situation? oberliner Dec 2012 #2
It is not a grass roots uprising. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #5
Thanks for sharing your insights oberliner Dec 2012 #7
Probably he will leave or be murdered as happened with Gadaffi. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #8
Quite a pessimistic outlook oberliner Dec 2012 #9
Well, we were right to be pessimistic about Iraq and Libya, so we do have precedent. sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #10
Things could still end up better in those places oberliner Dec 2012 #11
Well step back, John2 Dec 2012 #13
And furthermore, John2 Dec 2012 #14
The Syrian ruling class is Alawite, the majority population is Sunni... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #15
Well the same could be said of Bahrain, Uzbekistan and many other countries around sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #18
We are selective in our criticisms of dictatorships (TRUE) Mind our own business (FALSE) reACTIONary Dec 2012 #19
Well, we'll have to agree to disagree. I don't think we belong there at all. And sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #21
Agree to disagree - Agreed... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #22
Who Exactly Are These Rebels? Blunt477 Dec 2012 #3
People John2 Dec 2012 #4
They are basically the Sunni majority who are feed up with... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #16
I hope that means keeping libodem Dec 2012 #6
Democracy, you have to be kidding pediatricmedic Dec 2012 #12
The rebels are basically the Sunni majority (not "brotherhood thugs") who... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #17
Smash-and-snatch vulture capitalism writ large. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #20
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