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2012-10-24 Africa Subsaharan

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Posted by DarthVader 2012-10-24 09:16|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The biggest spectre haunting the Libya fiasco is that we double crossed a guy who turned over his nuclear weapons program. What better justification do the mullahs need for continuing their nuke development? The only way they can be sure to be protected is to have nukes. The Koreans proved the positive case and Ghadaffi proved the negative.

Beyond that, any lawless state will become fertile territory for Islamists regardless of our involvement. Libya was probably destined to become lawless after the departure of Ghadaffi. Perhaps our intervention increased the probability that lawlessness would occur, but only minimally. The same thing appears to be going on in Syria where our involvement is less kinetic.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2012-10-24 09:36|| 2012-10-24 09:36|| Front Page Top

#2 It's long been the goal of the more radical muslim world to obtain nukes, from Pakistan, to former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad, to the Iranian theocracy. The mulluahs don't need the justification of Qadaffi getting dumped.

Posted by Pappy 2012-10-24 12:18|| 2012-10-24 12:18|| Front Page Top

#3 "It's SAND. You LIVE IN A F&$^#NG DESERT."
-- Kinison

Posted by mojo 2012-10-24 12:39|| 2012-10-24 12:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Hear, hear NS!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-10-24 15:55|| 2012-10-24 15:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Good post Nimble.

I wondered why Islamists always fight over desolate land.

Posted by Fester Clunter7205 2012-10-24 16:13|| 2012-10-24 16:13|| Front Page Top

#6 I was starting to wonder if the massive early voting effort by the dims was to solidify to peace vote, in case of going to war.

Posted by swksvolFF 2012-10-24 16:43|| 2012-10-24 16:43|| Front Page Top

#7
I wondered why Islamists always fight over desolate land.

Because if they try to go anywhere that is civilized they get their butts kicked.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-10-24 17:08|| 2012-10-24 17:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Because they can start there and then incrementally conquer more.

Posted by lotp 2012-10-24 18:29|| 2012-10-24 18:29|| Front Page Top

#9 The Islamist Jihad is GLOBAL = the Hard Boyz will be coming to Europe, the Americas, + Asia, etc. soon enuff.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-10-24 20:30|| 2012-10-24 20:30|| Front Page Top

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