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Syria - bit quick off the mark?
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostBut why would Assad risk such predictable opprobium and retaliation when he's winning?!
Here's one answer for you.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostHe's often right, it's just that he's either so impractical and idealist it doesn't help, or wrong on so many other issues that it doesn't help.
I think this (pacifism) is one of the areas JC is strongest personally.
And I notice his "Stop the War" lot only ever protest at anything we* do, never at anything anyone else** does.
*definition of "we" being the UK, NATO and US for the purpose of this post.
** definition of "anyone else" being anyone who falls outside of the above criteria.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostI have no doubt whatsoever that we'd be perfectly fine if JC was in No.10 and we were ever threatened. He'd probably invite ISIS round for tea and cakes or something. (Mordy in full-on sarcasm mode, for the avoidance of doubt).
And I notice his "Stop the War" lot only ever protest at anything we* do, never at anything anyone else** does.
*definition of "we" being the UK, NATO and US for the purpose of this post.
** definition of "anyone else" being anyone who falls outside of the above criteria.
The uncivilized fuzzy wuzzies are paragons of virtue.....Comment
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Originally posted by meridian View PostDaily Mail AND Piers Morgan. Overdosing on grains of salt there.Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostI have no doubt whatsoever that we'd be perfectly fine if JC was in No.10 and we were ever threatened. He'd probably invite ISIS round for tea and cakes or something. (Mordy in full-on sarcasm mode, for the avoidance of doubt).
And I notice his "Stop the War" lot only ever protest at anything we* do, never at anything anyone else** does.
*definition of "we" being the UK, NATO and US for the purpose of this post.
** definition of "anyone else" being anyone who falls outside of the above criteria.
They could educate themselves by talking to people whose relations are in the countries or have escaped the countries concerned, but that would mean finding out and realising conflicts aren't straight forward.
In regards to Syria due to the factions involved we should leave well alone. If we bomb one side then we strengthen the other and both are terrible towards Syrian citizens."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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In regards to Syria due to the factions involved we should leave well alone. If we bomb one side then we strengthen the other and both are terrible towards Syrian citizens.
We had the best of both worlds last week, not being involved and avoiding being blamed for everything as with Iraq. Hopefully Trump's action really was a one off to deter a supposed use of chemical weapons and not part of a plan to remove Assad.
Guide to the Syrian rebels - BBC NewsLast edited by xoggoth; 9 April 2017, 08:19.bloggoth
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