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Douglas Carpenter

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4. "‘Christians to Beirut, Alawites to the grave" - it is far more likely that toppling the Assad

Reply to Donald Ian Rankin (Original post)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 02:20 PM

Aug 2013

regime will lead to genocide - It is far more likely that U.S. military intervention will contribute to the ethnic cleansing of the Christian minority and genocidal acts against the Alawites

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If your argument against attacking Syria would have applied to Rwanda, it *must* be wrong. [View all] Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 OP

What in your mind gives the US the right to intervene anywhere on the planet Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #1

Yes, it is. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #5

At what cost? Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #10

Here's the paragraph from the OP that answers your question again: Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #14

Are you still pushing the Rwanda mythology? JackRiddler Aug 2013 #2

+1 n/t Laelth Aug 2013 #6

Red Herring Special: Cooked your way. GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #3

+2 n/t Laelth Aug 2013 #7

"‘Christians to Beirut, Alawites to the grave" - it is far more likely that toppling the Assad Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #4

+3 n/t Laelth Aug 2013 #8

+1 Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #11

+1, +2, and +3 (above) are why I love DU. Laelth Aug 2013 #9

Sorry, but there was a lot that could have and should have been done in Rwanda cali Aug 2013 #12

Are you going to enlist? Quantess Aug 2013 #13

Are you going to go and live under Assad's regime? Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #15

Chickenhawk. (no text) Quantess Aug 2013 #16

If you truly understood the Rwandan genocide, you would not compare the two. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #17

What made you think I was doing so? N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Aug 2013 #18