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In reply to the discussion: White House rebuffed Clinton-Petraeus plan to arm Syrian rebels: report [View all]MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)78. Considering how well Egypt and Libya went……
This was the right move. Stay the hell out of it.
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White House rebuffed Clinton-Petraeus plan to arm Syrian rebels: report [View all]
Drunken Irishman
Feb 2013
OP
My big reservation about her, too. There is no way Kerry or Hagel would
TwilightGardener
Feb 2013
#14
The NYT article looked like it came from Clinton people - giving her credit for any Obama successes
Pirate Smile
Feb 2013
#53
Rand Paul says the US is already arming Syrian rebels through a Libya-Turkey-Syria pipeline.
pampango
Feb 2013
#63
Hopefully just a crackpot theory. But I will argue that today's story, that
TwilightGardener
Feb 2013
#66
Apparently Rand Paul does not think that the arms plan was 'rebuffed' by President Obama.
pampango
Feb 2013
#69
Who cares if you're confusing simplistic movie fantasy with the real world?
JackRiddler
Feb 2013
#28
But aren't the fascists the rebels? Don't they want to be more like the west? nt
kelliekat44
Feb 2013
#40
Wasn't just an idea. The Benghazi incident was related to the pipeline to Syria.
leveymg
Feb 2013
#13
Yes. Hillary, too. She was the real mover behind the Libya-Syria regime change operation.
leveymg
Feb 2013
#12
Rather, she's a politically sophisticated and aggressive neocon with close ties to the Gulf Arabs
leveymg
Feb 2013
#18
Indeed good to see Obama use his own judgment and avoiding a "reckless adventure"
pampango
Feb 2013
#8
I've been telling you this is what happened. Bengahazi was blow-back from that operation.
leveymg
Feb 2013
#11
She had tenure as SoS for one term. It's not clear she had decided to leave until after Benghazi.
leveymg
Feb 2013
#19
Yeah, that must be why Hillary had already announced that she didn't plan to stay for a second term
Beacool
Feb 2013
#46
It's Reuters citing the New York Times citing "unnamed Obama administration officials"
Comrade Grumpy
Feb 2013
#24
Seems like a trend lately, don't like the content of an article...tarnish the source regardless of
Purveyor
Feb 2013
#77
It's 100% John Kerry's responsiblity now.Time for campaigning is over. Time for Job is now.
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#54
When did Kerry become President? That kind of decision is made by the President
karynnj
Feb 2013
#71