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Old 09-04-2013, 02:23 PM
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So the left is on board with bombing Syria all of a sudden?

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In light of the latest evidence presented to congress? Most are on board, it appears. Lot's of neocons, too. CNN is broadcasting the house briefing being conducted by Kerry, Hagel, etc. Kind of strange to see the neocons beating up on the Benghazi screamers.
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Basically, a no-win military situation has been turned into a win-win political one by el presidente.

BRILLIANT.
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I thought you were against the bombing?

Bob, I think the left's coming online (most you'alls sure weren't a coupla days ago!) because failing in Congress would be the biggest failure of Obama's Presidency.

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Duncan (S.C.-TP) was in full throated OCD whine about Benghazi, IRS, NSA and Area 51 lil' green aliens. Everything except Syria. I can't believe such people actually get elected to the house but then he's from So. Carolina.
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I thought you were against the bombing?

Bob, I think the left's coming online (most you'alls sure weren't a coupla days ago!) because failing in Congress would be the biggest failure of Obama's Presidency.

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As to Syria. To put things right we would have to go in and punch the Alawites, Christians, Shias and radical Islamists.
What a soup?
Do we really think the Christians, Shias and Alawites want the radical islamists hanging around?

The Shias hate the Alawites because the Alawites are the ruling class while also being in the minority. The strongman tactics in Syria grew up around keeping the minority in power. I don't think anyone there would mourn that group getting its card punched.

That might make the soup a bit less murky.
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According to BBC: the Jihadists are extremely wary.....they believe
they are the real target of proposed US attack.

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Maybe we'll 'accidently' hit them

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Do we really think the Christians, Shias and Alawites want the radical islamists hanging around?

The Shias hate the Alawites because the Alawites are the ruling class while also being in the minority. The strongman tactics in Syria grew up around keeping the minority in power. I don't think anyone there would mourn that group getting its card punched.

That might make the soup a bit less murky.
I think you mean Sunnis instead of Shias...the Alawites are a Shia sect.
That is one reason why Saudi Arabia is supporting the primairily Sunni rebels.
But your point about getting their card punched is right on.
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