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tabatha

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2. Syria, in particular, had peaceful demonstrations for months. They were met with bullets.

Reply to pelsar (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 22, 2012, 04:32 PM

Feb 2012

I guess peaceful demonstrations in the US should be bombed into submission?

If you think Kaddafi or Mubarak should still be in power, maybe you should go live in Syria or Iran or Bahrain. Democracy, votes and elections are not worth it.

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HOMS, Syria - Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission [View all] tabatha Feb 2012 OP

does mr assad have a choice? pelsar Feb 2012 #1

Syria, in particular, had peaceful demonstrations for months. They were met with bullets. tabatha Feb 2012 #2

i just commented on the reality....not the fantasy of "democracy suddenly blossoming pelsar Feb 2012 #5

The horror in Homs (video at link) tabatha Feb 2012 #3

Marie Colvin: Syrian violence is the hideous death cry of a species sinking towards extinction tabatha Feb 2012 #4