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« on: May 28, 2012, 07:32:02 PM »
« edited: May 28, 2012, 07:33:56 PM by SoEA SJoyceFla »

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Full story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/28/syria-massacre-russia_n_1551063.html

Discuss whether this will change anything.
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« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2012, 07:33:28 PM »

About time.
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« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2012, 09:30:30 PM »

A lot of these despots do what they do, because they have perm UN members to 'veto' for them... this is at worst a big symbolic deal that one of their key defenders won't do it.
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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2012, 10:41:51 PM »

If repeated enough, this could well make military intervention more likely, with China and Russia abstaining in the UN Security Council.  
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« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2012, 10:44:37 PM »

If repeated enough, this could well make military intervention more likely, with China and Russia abstaining in the UN Security Council.  

Somehow I don't think Obama and Cameron are all gung ho about yet *another* war involving a Middle Eastern oil-rich dictatorship.
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« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2012, 10:55:21 PM »

If repeated enough, this could well make military intervention more likely, with China and Russia abstaining in the UN Security Council.  

Somehow I don't think Obama and Cameron are all gung ho about yet *another* war involving a Middle Eastern oil-rich dictatorship.
Especially with Iran on the horizon...
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« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2012, 12:08:55 AM »

If repeated enough, this could well make military intervention more likely, with China and Russia abstaining in the UN Security Council.  

Somehow I don't think Obama and Cameron are all gung ho about yet *another* war involving a Middle Eastern oil-rich dictatorship.

Oil rich?  Are we talking about the same Syria?
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« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2012, 12:13:08 AM »

Wow, you have to be a pretty brutal authoritarian for even Putin to condemn you.
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« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2012, 12:20:37 AM »

If repeated enough, this could well make military intervention more likely, with China and Russia abstaining in the UN Security Council.  

Somehow I don't think Obama and Cameron are all gung ho about yet *another* war involving a Middle Eastern oil-rich dictatorship.

Oil rich?  Are we talking about the same Syria?
Maybe not oil-rich, but still:
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« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2012, 06:32:09 AM »

I wonder if they really mean it. I mean, how much longer will they let us continue to pick off their clients?
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« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2012, 07:54:25 PM »

If repeated enough, this could well make military intervention more likely, with China and Russia abstaining in the UN Security Council.  

Somehow I don't think Obama and Cameron are all gung ho about yet *another* war involving a Middle Eastern oil-rich dictatorship.

The Syrian rebels are more pro-western than the Libyans. Why not assist them with materials and bombings if the opportunity presents itself within the UN?
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« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2012, 07:55:30 PM »

The Syrian rebels are more pro-western than the Libyans.

You know absolutely nothing about this subject, do you?
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« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2012, 09:31:05 PM »

And the fallout continues.

If repeated enough, this could well make military intervention more likely, with China and Russia abstaining in the UN Security Council.  

Somehow I don't think Obama and Cameron are all gung ho about yet *another* war involving a Middle Eastern oil-rich dictatorship.

Perhaps not, but events will eventually force their hand.  We are currently using the Chinese, the Russians, and the United Nations as convenient excuses for us not having to intervene.  As one cover after another is stripped away by this regime that almost seems intent on forcing the United States in getting militarily involved, we're going to have face that possibility no matter how reluctant we are.  
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« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2012, 06:17:02 AM »

And the fallout continues.

If repeated enough, this could well make military intervention more likely, with China and Russia abstaining in the UN Security Council.  

Somehow I don't think Obama and Cameron are all gung ho about yet *another* war involving a Middle Eastern oil-rich dictatorship.

Perhaps not, but events will eventually force their hand. We are currently using the Chinese, the Russians, and the United Nations as convenient excuses for us not having to intervene.  As one cover after another is stripped away by this regime that almost seems intent on forcing the United States in getting militarily involved, we're going to have face that possibility no matter how reluctant we are.  

They will still have a choice. The idea that the US (with UK as its sidekick) is somehow obligated to act as the worlds policeman and solve all global crisis situations is rather bizarre.
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