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Supersedeas

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24. "and yet" is the story of our lives

Reply to Depaysement (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 29, 2015, 12:24 PM

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'Islamic State' Pretense and the Upcoming Wars in Libya [View all] eridani Aug 2015 OP

And yet not so long ago . . . Right here . . . Depaysement Aug 2015 #1

If it's on the internet, it's around forever. eridani Aug 2015 #2

Probably because most of it is . . . Depaysement Aug 2015 #4

"and yet" is the story of our lives Supersedeas Aug 2015 #24

Libyans are fleeing Truprogressive85 Aug 2015 #3

Is the author arguing that NATO should have left Gaddafi in power? DetlefK Aug 2015 #5

Counting the potential and actual number of dead bodies, the former is preferable eridani Aug 2015 #6

"Women were for the most part better off under the dictators" oberliner Aug 2015 #12

They were better off in the secular democracy we overthrew, but the shah was better than-- eridani Aug 2015 #22

For those exact reasons, we could have saved Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #13

"A little war and murder on the front end, in the service of tyranny, can be a great humanitarian pampango Aug 2015 #16

In real time, you use judgment. Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #17

"Should the US back democracy (IOW Islamism) or a secular strongman? I know who I'd choose. But pampango Aug 2015 #18

Well I draw a big distinction between Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #19

"On the whole: we should stay out of things." We agree. It is only when people take to the street pampango Aug 2015 #20

All thought-provoking questions. Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #23

The libyan intervention was stupid and has done incredible damage to the US AngryAmish Aug 2015 #8

"Knowing what we know now." Don't make me laugh. DetlefK Aug 2015 #10

Are you Dick Cheney's publicist? AngryAmish Aug 2015 #14

Are you aware of the concept of time? DetlefK Aug 2015 #15

There was no good choice - Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #11

Once the UN authorized the intervention to protect civilians, Gaddafi's fate was sealed. pampango Aug 2015 #7

Obviously, the best way to "protect civilians" is to turn their country into a chaotic shithole n/t eridani Aug 2015 #21

Yep, it's just warming up, that mess. nt bemildred Aug 2015 #9

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