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2014-02-26 Iraq

US Concerned About Report Of Arms Deal Between Iraq, Iran

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-02-26 07:23|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Freeing a country from a murdering tyrant, constructing the largest US Embassy in the world and staffing it with hundreds of US State Department diplomats failed to bring about a positive, Pro-U.S. gov't and effective diplomatic solutions ?

What could have possibly gone wrong ?

Posted by Besoeker 2014-02-26 08:13|| 2014-02-26 08:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Don't know, Besoeker. Can't talk now---have an appointment to teach calculus to a cat.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-02-26 10:10|| 2014-02-26 10:10|| Front Page Top

#3 All those idiots yammering "no blood for oil!" really didn't know what they were talking about...

Posted by Steve White 2014-02-26 10:50|| 2014-02-26 10:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Dave D. pointed out about a decade ago that we attempted to democratize them for the sake of our souls, not theirs -- so that we could explain to our grandchildren that we gave them a fair chance before we went back and turned it all to glass and dust. He has a jaundiced view of humanity, particularly the Muslim variety, does our Dave D. Very Heinleinian that way.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-02-26 12:15|| 2014-02-26 12:15|| Front Page Top

#5 If it's OK for Iran to have nukes then why would any other arms be a problem?

Posted by Grunter 2014-02-26 13:50|| 2014-02-26 13:50|| Front Page Top

#6 #5 If it's OK for Iran to have nukes then why would any other arms be a problem?

Iranian nukes and war-drumming
Only portend the satans' succumbing.
But conventional arms
Might be used to bring harms
To nice Muslims who don't have it coming.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2014-02-26 16:49|| 2014-02-26 16:49|| Front Page Top

#7 The Bammer might also want to be concerned by ...

* TOPIX > MUQTADA-AL-SADR MAY NOT HAD LEFT IRAQI POLITICS.

Facades = false changing of venues???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-02-26 19:58|| 2014-02-26 19:58|| Front Page Top

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