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2011-10-29 Africa North

Al-Qaida plants its flag literally in Libya

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Posted by tipper 2011-10-29 10:46|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Smart diplomacy.

Posted by newc 2011-10-29 13:50|| 2011-10-29 13:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Unfortunately, this wasnt a Lone Ranger deal. McCain, Graham and a bunch of misguided GOP politicians supported Obama, and, in fact, practically forced his hand. All of the usual big thinkers (more and more, Im inclined to call them group thinkers) at the National Review and the Weekly Standard were egging Obama on, calling him insufficiently motivated. What the heck were they thinking? The issue is that if we intervene in a situation like this, we cant be for a generic democracy - we have to support our bastards. Because the alternative is that some other country supports their bastards, who go on to win, and the country being fought over ends up being our enemy. Havent we learned anything from the Cold War? (Not the lefts BS lessons, but the fact that we must finance and train our guys, because our enemies are financing and training their guys, and the guys with the most financing and training will win).

Posted by Zhang Fei 2011-10-29 15:08|| 2011-10-29 15:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Because the alternative is that some other country supports their bastards, who go on to win

In this instance, Qatar.

Posted by Pappy 2011-10-29 15:54|| 2011-10-29 15:54|| Front Page Top

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