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are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« on: June 13, 2013, 09:01:34 PM »
Remember those surian rebels McCain met with a couple weeks ago?

They have allied with al Qaida.   

And we are still going to arm them and whatnot.

Washington was right.  And Paul too.
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2013, 09:31:14 PM »
Yeah, Ron Paul looks better and better. 
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2013, 11:13:45 PM »
We have supported unseating dictators less awful than the fundy mohammedians who replaced them, but sat on our hands when the most hostile regime toward us could possibly have been toppled by less hostile folks.

To say our foreign policy is in the hands of fools is an insult to fools.
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2013, 11:40:00 PM »
So the masked dude with the PKM and the RPG on drudge right now...

Is that a suicide vest, or is he captain falafel?  I'm having a real hard time figuring it out.

Oh, and Bad Idea(tm).  Hitting chemical dumps with tomahawks, cool.  Knocking out SAM sites to keep the Israelis from freaking out about Soviet air defense systems and glassing Damascus...  I mean, I don't care, but I'm sure there's a downside to nuclear war I'm not considering, so OK. 

US assets "protecting" Future-Jihadis-Of-Al-Mafraq summer camps? No.
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2013, 12:55:31 AM »
I can't see any possible way this could go wrong or end badly.
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2013, 07:20:34 AM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on June 14, 2013, 12:55:31 AM
I can't see any possible way this could go wrong or end badly.

"Why so Syrias?"
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2013, 12:42:26 PM »
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I can't see any possible way this could go wrong or end badly.

Worst case scenario- WWIII
Best case scenario- US takes in 1 Million+ refugees who are sympathetic to Al Queada.
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2013, 12:51:45 PM »
Quote from: brimic on June 14, 2013, 12:42:26 PM
Worst case scenario- WWIII
Best case scenario- US takes in 1 Million+ refugees who are sympathetic to Al Queada.

I'd like to register my choice:  WW3.
We might -- just might, develop the gonads to actually FIGHT THAT war.








































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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2013, 01:54:25 PM »
Quote from: TommyGunn on June 14, 2013, 12:51:45 PM
I'd like to register my choice:  WW3.
We might -- just might, develop the gonads to actually FIGHT THAT war.
But . . . which side would our current C-in-C order our troops to fight on?
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2013, 07:38:29 PM »
Quote from: HankB on June 14, 2013, 01:54:25 PM
But . . . which side would our current C-in-C order our troops to fight on?

.................................. :facepalm:

Well, atleast it was good excercise. [tinfoil]
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2013, 09:41:49 PM »
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2013, 10:10:47 PM »
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2013, 11:12:11 PM »
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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2013, 06:37:24 AM »
I just hope if we do it (which I don't want to do), we are at least not hampered by a ridiculous ROE/EOF that gets people killed and ties our hands behind our back.

Guys?


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Re: are we done fiddling abroad yet?
« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2013, 06:49:07 AM »
I'm a big fan of using the world's most powerful military. That said, we need Reagan on this one. Remodel head bad guy's living quarters from above just because they thought you might be kidding. Repeat as necessary on any high value military equipment if they don't get a clue. No occupation, no nation building. I know they're outdated and as likely to come back as Firefly, but 70% of the world's population does live in the reach of an Iowa BB. If you're gonna do gunboat diplomacy, have the biggest gunboat.
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