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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:24 PM Original message |
For those comparing Libya to Iraq, explain this: |
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JohnnyRingo
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. I also noted Richard Engle's report Sunday.... |
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meow mix
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. engle has made like 500 reports and interviews over the last week. |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I saw Engel's report. But I don't think he said the MAJORITY of rebels he spoke to didn't know WHY |
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rfranklin
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Well, that's good enough for me... |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. His anecdotal report yesterday has nothing to do with my OP. Engel ALSO reported |
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David__77
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. More than a few rebels oppose Gaddafi saying he's "Jewish." |
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chowder66
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
35. Richard Engel transcript |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:21 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. OK... |
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chowder66
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Tue Mar-22-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. Just in case...I wasn't try to correct anyone... |
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meow mix
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. not to mention the Arab Leauge and the UN. |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Exactly. n/t |
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rfranklin
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yes, there were Iraqi exiles pleading for it... |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I read the whole article. Not one mention of them asking for a NFZ. Perhaps you could point it out |
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The_Casual_Observer
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. There was already a NFZ in Iraq & had been for about 10 years |
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rfranklin
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
47. I was talking about military action and regime change in general... |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. "Iraqi exiles"? Wow... |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Plus the article had no mention of anyone wanting a NFZ, which was the crux of the argument the OP |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yeah, I noticed the poster didn't reply to your post yet. n/t |
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Bluerthanblue
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. here is a link to an |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Thanks! Can I add it to my OP? |
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Bluerthanblue
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. absolutely- |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Thanks! |
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GeorgeGist
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. Too young to remember the first gulf war? |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I'm talking about Bush Jr.'s invasion of Iraq. n/t |
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The_Casual_Observer
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
19. There was a very influential group called the Iraqi National Congress. |
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Prism
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Tue Mar-22-11 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
21. The Kurds welcomed an invasion of Iraq |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. "Under this standard, Bush was completely justified in Iraq." |
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Prism
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. You asked a question. I answered it. What's your response to that? |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. You said the Kurds welcomed the invasion. Were they even considered Iraqis |
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Prism
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Did Obama have the support of the United States Congress? |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Not yet, but the approval he DID get was more important, at least |
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Prism
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. You've answered my question, as horrifying as that answer is |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Yup... |
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Prism
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. Might as well dissolve our government |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Wrong... |
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Prism
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. You probably should've read the entire paragraph |
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phleshdef
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. If Bush has sold the Iraq war to the Congress and the American people as a mission |
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Very_Boring_Name
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Bingo |
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Prism
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Humanitarian purpose was one of Bush's arguments |
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phleshdef
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:06 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Yea, I don't think its ok based simply on one group desiring it. |
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Prism
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. And I concede that point |
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David__77
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. No, it wouldn't have been justified. |
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phleshdef
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. What I mean by justified is taking actions based on arguments of truth vs arguments based on lies. |
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David__77
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
26. I don't care what Gaddafi's ex-minister says. |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. The rebels wanted us there-not just one man. n/t |
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David__77
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Tue Mar-22-11 02:50 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Of course it wasn't just one person. |
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Life Long Dem
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
41. I also recall Bush kicking the UN inspectors out of Iraq. |
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jenmito
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Tue Mar-22-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. That's right... |
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Clio the Leo
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Tue Mar-22-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
48. thanks nt |
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AtomicKitten
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Tue Mar-22-11 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
49. I was surprised when Cenk Uygur gave Pres Obama the thumbs up today. |
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golfguru
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Tue Mar-22-11 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
50. Ahmed Chalabi invited US to liberate Iraq from Saddam |
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robcon
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Tue Mar-22-11 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
52. It's only about regime change. It's very like Iraq. |
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