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24. Roughly the same rate as Qaddafi

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #21)

Sat Feb 25, 2012, 02:04 PM

Feb 2012

Plus or minus the insanity fee paid by the latter, of course.

I recognize that the opposition in Syria is a lot more fragmented and isolated then the Cyrenicans, Berbers and Misratans in Libya. However, the rancid soup of Bush-era Islamophobia, Stalinist apologia and twisted Doublethink displayed on this thread is giving me hives.

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Clinton Blasts Russia, China For Opposing Action On Syria [View all] Purveyor Feb 2012 OP

Hillary is right center rising Feb 2012 #1

Yeah, but put very badly. Igel Feb 2012 #5

Hillary is lying. There is no "slaughter" of civilians. There is a fight for peaceful and secular Fool Count Feb 2012 #2

Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik would disagree with you. Paul Convoy does disagree with you. joshcryer Feb 2012 #3

I see no shame in disagreeing with "professional journalists", most of whom are no more Fool Count Feb 2012 #7

You're not there. joshcryer Feb 2012 #12

Orwell's quote becomes relevant again: joshcryer Feb 2012 #13

As much as I despise the fascist Salafis...... AverageJoe90 Feb 2012 #4

The Assads are better. For decades they operated a secular regime which provided for the rights Fool Count Feb 2012 #6

Assads free & democratic? hahahahaha! EX500rider Feb 2012 #10

Baseless and grotesque demonization of a target is a cornerstone of every propaganda Fool Count Feb 2012 #16

Right, Human Rights Watch, so full of shit... EX500rider Feb 2012 #18

I'll take a "Ba'athest totalitarian dictatorship", whatever that is, over a fanatical Salafist Fool Count Feb 2012 #20

""Ba'athest totalitarian dictatorship", whatever that is" EX500rider Feb 2012 #22

No, they're not. AverageJoe90 Feb 2012 #26

Yes, they are. Even if that vastly exaggerated number was correct, it would still be orders Fool Count Feb 2012 #27

I would actually wholeheartedly agree with you re: Afghanistan. AverageJoe90 Feb 2012 #34

How much did Assad pay you to say that? Odin2005 Feb 2012 #21

Roughly the same rate as Qaddafi UnseenUndergrad Feb 2012 #24

There is a small clique on DU that I call the "West is evil" brigade. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #25

There is nothing more disgusting than impressionable Western TV viewers Fool Count Feb 2012 #28

You just proved my point. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #29

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #30

I was against the Iraq War. "Warmonger" my ass. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #31

Here's a question UnseenUndergrad Feb 2012 #32

We could have had Ho Chi Minh on OUR side... Odin2005 Feb 2012 #36

They're a strange lot indeed. Bad_Ronald Feb 2012 #35

There is no "slaughter" of civilians???????????? Beacool Feb 2012 #33

to be sure.... unkachuck Feb 2012 #8

"Killing its own people" is just a meaningless meme used every time when powers-that-be Fool Count Feb 2012 #9

"Killing its own people" is just a meaningless meme!?!?! EX500rider Feb 2012 #11

The dead women and children of Homs can thank murderous terrorist thugs who have taken Fool Count Feb 2012 #15

No, they can thank the Syrian government for indiscriminate shelling. n/t EX500rider Feb 2012 #17

Yeah, and the murderous terrorist thugs and the foreign commandos operating in the city Fool Count Feb 2012 #19

Well since "the murderous terrorist thugs and the foreign commandos" EX500rider Feb 2012 #23

Actually I agree, somewhat Sabayon65 Feb 2012 #14