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23. Yes, he was such a threat to peace, right? Meanwhile, right next door in Syria.......
Sat Jul 19, 2014, 03:21 PM
Jul 2014

Assad really DID have WMDs and WAS active in helping terror groups. But good ol Dick Cheney never noticed him

what side are we on? quadrature Jul 2014 #1
I thought our government was supporting the FSA cstanleytech Jul 2014 #2
It's complicated but the outcome is simple. JackRiddler Jul 2014 #13
Hmmmmm! good question. mazzarro Jul 2014 #4
Maybe the best solution is to stay out all together. former9thward Jul 2014 #31
We don't really know. bemildred Jul 2014 #8
We've managed to help our allies and hurt our foes ... Igel Jul 2014 #9
To quote Richard III... Chan790 Jul 2014 #25
I'm pro-Kurd. aquart Jul 2014 #26
The U.S. is for stability, but that can come in one of two ways. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #43
Just think, the reason Republicans said we stayed there for so long was to train these losers.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #3
Don't ask chimpy. He's busy painting himself naked in his bathroom. Amonester Jul 2014 #5
Is there a tower at his place? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #17
Some of the fighting is being borne by ill trained teenage Shia's Kaleva Jul 2014 #7
Reminds me of the Iran Iraq war in the 80s. Same stuff 7962 Jul 2014 #11
More info on the volunteer cannon fodder Kaleva Jul 2014 #12
On the bright side,... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #18
Yep. nt bemildred Jul 2014 #14
When we invaded Iraq was recovering from the loss of a generation of fighting age men.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #21
Yes, he was such a threat to peace, right? Meanwhile, right next door in Syria....... 7962 Jul 2014 #23
That map of Iraqi oil fields looked scrumptious. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #24
And they were too stupid to even get THAT right. We dont even get the oil!! 7962 Jul 2014 #27
Wanna know the truth? Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #30
Which BTW is the same excuse we are staying in Afghanistan. former9thward Jul 2014 #32
Naw, the reason Iraq is failing is because our puppet aligned with Iran.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #33
Mission accomplished! Botany Jul 2014 #6
Thanks again, Dick Cheney!! 7962 Jul 2014 #10
"a tactical alliance with Syria and Iran to get rid of these guys." Rhinodawg Jul 2014 #15
No. But we could cooperate against a common foe. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #20
Fuck Holy Wars.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #34
When does Maliki go into exile? He needs to go, period. nt geek tragedy Jul 2014 #16
That is not going to make ISIS go away Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #19
No, it won't. Maliki leaving is necessary but not sufficient. geek tragedy Jul 2014 #22
Thanks. Hamas knocked Iraq out the headlines here. aquart Jul 2014 #28
Jihadistan. That's the new name for this "country". roamer65 Jul 2014 #29
Yeah,...we need to pick a religious side and have them wipe out the others. That'll do it. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #35
We may have to back the sane ones, Spitfire. roamer65 Jul 2014 #36
I must have missed the Hour Of Hate covering ISIS.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #37
You should read up about these guys. They're barbaric and ambitious. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #39
Yeah, and if there's one thing we hate even more it's the Judean People's Front.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #41
Okay, don't worry about it. It's all good. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #45
Pul-eeze.... Rhinodawg Jul 2014 #46
I hear the IDF pays well for social media propaganda. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #47
Thank you for that nonsequtor. Rhinodawg Jul 2014 #48
We now have Erdogan of Turkey likening Israel to Hitler. roamer65 Jul 2014 #38
Link to another article with more info on the state of Iraqi military Kaleva Jul 2014 #40
This is what you get with privatization of Military operations happyslug Jul 2014 #42
Well, somebody's getting what they wanted..... DeSwiss Jul 2014 #44
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