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kentuck

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6. Blessed are the peacemakers.

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Sat Aug 31, 2013, 03:04 AM

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Jimmy Carter calls for Syria peace summit [View all] David__77 Aug 2013 OP

At last somebody is finally making sense.... HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #1

It ignores that both were tried already karynnj Aug 2013 #2

The government agreed to participate in Geneva II - insurgents did not. David__77 Aug 2013 #4

"from the rebels and Assad" karynnj Aug 2013 #35

It makes even less sense the U.S. has to kill a bunch of people to get people to the peace table. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #5

We have no moral authority. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #11

I agree that a peace conference would be better - and Kerry (representing Obama) and Lavrov karynnj Aug 2013 #36

If the world says no, we should stay put cosmicone Aug 2013 #27

I keep hearing these arguments John2 Aug 2013 #33

What a lot of nonsense karynnj Aug 2013 #37

What the hell does Carter know? Mr.Bill Aug 2013 #3

Yeah. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #12

Look up "Carter doctrine" karynnj Aug 2013 #38

Blessed are the peacemakers. kentuck Aug 2013 #6

Really? Enthusiast Aug 2013 #13

There he is again—getting in the way. DAMMIT!!! I thought we got rid of him with Reagan! tofuandbeer Aug 2013 #7

I'm sorry that we didn't hear this from Obama. QuestForSense Aug 2013 #8

We did. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #10

Except Assad DID agree, as David_77 noted several hours before this post of yours. Scootaloo Aug 2013 #15

So with the rebels refusing to deal, how do you have peace talks? SunSeeker Aug 2013 #16

That's the question, isn't it? Scootaloo Aug 2013 #17

I did not make an incorrect assertion. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #18

Re-reading it, perhaps I did. Scootaloo Aug 2013 #20

Yeah, what you said, without the typo. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #21

"hte" is how I stick it to the system! DON'T OPPRESS ME! Scootaloo Aug 2013 #22

LOL SunSeeker Aug 2013 #23

Am I understanding correctly... devils chaplain Aug 2013 #25

Yes durablend Aug 2013 #29

No. As I understand it, the strike would not be to get get Assad at the table. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #30

+1000 n/t cosmicone Aug 2013 #28

Carter, the voice of reason newfie11 Aug 2013 #9

It's called statesmanship - and there's no MIC profits there, you see. Divernan Aug 2013 #14

remember this one,,, Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #19

A peace summit can be scarier than missiles to some. Festivito Aug 2013 #24

Well a first for me. Carter makes the right call. Obama should follow that advice. Safetykitten Aug 2013 #26

PEACE. What a novel idea in today's political world. Just what almost everyone wants though. Coyotl Aug 2013 #31

K&R for Carter. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2013 #32

Finally, a voice of reason and peace locks Aug 2013 #34