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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:37 AM Original message |
Cruise Missile Liberalism -- Instead of Bombing Dictators, Stop Selling Them Bombs |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. TY. Bookmarking to read later. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. YW. When you get a chance... |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Thank you! |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
2. a Fmr. Libyan Ambassador was on PBS last night claiming |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Thanks. The former ambassador may be correct. |
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thewiseguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Since we are talking about Libya. Have we sold them any weapons? |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I would bet Bush II did after recognizing them diplomatically in 2006 |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. What non-violent ways? |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Stop buying their oil. Stop paying for their oil. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Qadaffi's assets abroad were frozen some time ago |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Thank you for your kind reminder and information. I'm just tired of the Edwin Wilson approach - OK? |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. US Treasury HAS frozen Libyan assets. EU has frozen Libyan assets |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. What did he have to say about baby incubators, or flowers in the street? |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
6. K&R n/t |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
8. Recommend |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. K&R |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
12. "War is a Racket"-decorated war hero General Smedley Butler |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. "Cruise missile liberalism", indeed. K & R. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
16. a must read... K&R! |
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bobthedrummer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. Full spectrum dominance, I read about that quite some time ago and shared it with friends. K&R n/t |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
21. K&R. Good stuff, thanks for the link. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
22. But how would you test the weapons against the old ones |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm sorry, I'm calling BS on the supplying Gaddafi bit |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
24. I agree prevention is better, but the writers lost me with "massacring retreating troops". |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 02:34 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. They make *FLYING* tanks now? |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Nope, and they don't make non-military tanks either. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 02:58 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. The vast majority of targets had nothing to do with upholding a no fly zone |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 04:29 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. The NFZ isn't just about Libyan airspace |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 04:48 AM Response to Reply #24 |
33. Speaking of dictators, how do you feel about boiling of dissidents? |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
25. Much of the Libyan military equipment is Russian. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
28. Not to worry, the MIC will be happy to sell the new regime new ones. |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
30. K&R |
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CJvR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 04:43 AM Response to Original message |
32. So these guys solution to war is... |
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