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The secular dicator is better argument falls apart if he can't control his country random thoughts Send a noteboard - 20/10/2015 05:46:56 PM

If you need Putin to come in and incinerate your citizens for you then you are no longer a strong man controlling your country you are a tinpot dictator propped up by foreign powers. That rarely ends well. The "he protects monitories and only mustard gases the majority" is a pretty weak argument as well.


When will we learn to stop propping up repressive dictators who murder their own people? Assad will not be able to put his country back together. Yes it is very likely that whoever ends up taking over will be as bad or maybe even worse but if he is nothing more than a puppet for Russia he won't last. The middle east is no more willing to see Russia control a Muslim country than they are to see the US control one.


If Putin is willing to commit enough forces and if Obama is balless enough to stand by and let him do then Assad might be able to regain temporary control but it won't last. Supporting him just prolongs the violence and upheaval.

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Putin is finally doing what Obama couldn't Tom - 19/10/2015 08:31:34 PM 770 Views
That may have been true three or four years ago. Legolas - 19/10/2015 09:07:45 PM 479 Views
He's not "viable"? That's silly. Tom - 19/10/2015 10:09:45 PM 404 Views
You're also approaching this from a "consensus-building" conviction. Tom - 20/10/2015 12:51:18 AM 421 Views
All of your examples are missing the salient point here. Legolas - 20/10/2015 07:10:13 AM 509 Views
The secular dicator is better argument falls apart if he can't control his country random thoughts - 20/10/2015 05:46:56 PM 368 Views
Well, but now you're selectively choosing facts Tom - 21/10/2015 02:18:44 PM 339 Views
If you run a junk yard you can tolerate a mena dog that bites only if he keep the thieves out random thoughts - 22/10/2015 04:22:18 PM 365 Views
Seriously, it's not hard to spell "Assad" correctly. Tom - 22/10/2015 05:43:15 PM 369 Views
Too bad he's an Iranian ally AgentApple - 22/10/2015 06:35:17 PM 330 Views
Yes, but right now they're fighting the Sunnis Tom - 22/10/2015 06:55:49 PM 372 Views
You say that almost as if he's ever shown any inclination to risk a war with Israel... Legolas - 22/10/2015 07:28:43 PM 377 Views
Oh no, he certainly hasn't. Tom - 22/10/2015 09:06:58 PM 347 Views
Thats funny coming the the Russin apologist in chief random thoughts - 23/10/2015 02:23:44 PM 381 Views
All the information here came from Western sources. Tom - 23/10/2015 03:08:24 PM 428 Views
What are your criticisms ? AgentApple - 25/10/2015 01:47:51 PM 354 Views
My criticisms Tom - 25/10/2015 07:29:52 PM 365 Views
I'm late to the party, and I have no dog in the Russian fight, but... TyrReborn - 27/10/2015 01:41:27 AM 415 Views
I've lived in the South and in Russia Tom - 27/10/2015 02:39:09 AM 365 Views
Re: I've lived in the South and in Russia TyrReborn - 27/10/2015 05:15:54 AM 521 Views
Regarding your last question The Shrike - 27/10/2015 01:57:04 PM 434 Views
Russian foreign policy Tom - 27/10/2015 02:00:54 PM 351 Views
Hmmm... AgentApple - 27/10/2015 11:23:43 AM 384 Views
God no. Putin has very real and easily understood goals. Tom - 27/10/2015 02:05:46 PM 408 Views
assassinate his political enemies? moondog - 21/10/2015 10:36:21 PM 344 Views
Try bombing the terrorists, instead of the actual authorities. Cannoli - 22/10/2015 05:19:08 PM 329 Views
except Putin is bombing people we've trained, so we're training terrorists? moondog - 22/10/2015 06:18:58 PM 362 Views
We were arming them at a minimum. *NM* Tom - 22/10/2015 06:56:16 PM 146 Views
Duh. Cannoli - 26/10/2015 12:40:08 AM 421 Views
or put it another way: do we really want to actually wade into ANOTHER war in the Middle East? moondog - 22/10/2015 06:25:37 PM 384 Views
Only two? Cannoli - 26/10/2015 12:39:03 AM 487 Views
I attempted to watch the Benghazi select committee but... TyrReborn - 27/10/2015 05:26:20 AM 371 Views
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