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2011-08-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Lord Garth 2011-08-10 16:44|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 apparently, clan loyalty is dead. Think Assad will live this rebellion out in Syria? I see him exiting in a hasty flight with as much boodle as he can cobble together as a "best scenario" for him. My preference? Stretching that pencil neck from a Damascus streetlight and letting the populace play piñata

Posted by Frank G 2011-08-09 19:20|| 2011-08-09 19:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Damn, the commodores got the pulse of the Syrian Disco... but yeah, this is serious shit damn shit. Hay fire in the barn.

Who first dead/gone or neither....

Pencilneck or TheDuck?

TheDuck is making a bold move on the inside...

Posted by S 2011-08-09 20:33|| 2011-08-09 20:33|| Front Page Top

#3 apparently, clan loyalty is dead.

Out in the Near East, the traditional punishment for treason against the sovereign is death. I'm surprised that Assad had to use subterfuge. Saddam used to pull people into a side room and just shoot them. No mucking around there.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2011-08-09 23:31|| 2011-08-09 23:31|| Front Page Top

#4 Who first dead/gone or neither....

Where can you go when the bullet hits the bone? Sure, it would be nice to spend your days lounging by the pool in Bahrain or Saudi, enjoying the fruits of your rotten dictatorship, but you can't just check into a Motel 6. You need a state sponsor who can fade the heat from your esteemed presence. And you certainly don't want to worry about all the pissant revolutionaries, revenge seekers or god forbid, the SEALs who might show up unannounced.

Maybe we need an international theme park for retired ratbag dictators, someplace that provides an exit strategy and a soft landing.

Posted by SteveS 2011-08-10 01:59|| 2011-08-10 01:59|| Front Page Top

#5 I thought that was Soddy - see: Amin, Idi

Posted by Frank G 2011-08-10 07:15|| 2011-08-10 07:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Yet Libya was CRUCIAL to interfere in. If Assad flee's, I expect Hezbollah to make a play at taking over Syria. They'll fail, but I still expect it.

Posted by Charles 2011-08-10 09:42|| 2011-08-10 09:42|| Front Page Top

#7 "Maybe we need an international theme park for retired ratbag dictators, someplace that provides an exit strategy and a soft landing."

We have one, it's called Saudi Arabia.

Posted by newc 2011-08-10 10:30|| 2011-08-10 10:30|| Front Page Top

#8 I thought Ukraine would be a good place for Daffy. He could move in with his nurse there. As for the others, maybe Vladimir could offer them a place in Siberia.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-08-10 11:53|| 2011-08-10 11:53|| Front Page Top

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