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2014-09-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Britain, Germany: Won't take part in airstrikes on Syria

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-09-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
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#1 Wossamatter? Can't even build a coalition as well as Boosh?

Posted by Bobby 2014-09-12 07:22|| 2014-09-12 07:22|| Front Page Top

#2 France is in, this is a mission the Charles deGaulle was built for.

Posted by Shipman 2014-09-12 07:31|| 2014-09-12 07:31|| Front Page Top

#3 They're both to busy selling munitions wholesale to personally deliver any retail.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-09-12 07:47|| 2014-09-12 07:47|| Front Page Top

Angela may still be smarting from her NSA experience. The Germans tend to have long memories and numerous reminders with regard to failed foreign misadventures. The fledgling Islamic State of Great Britain has numerous other overriding domestic concerns.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-09-12 10:49|| 2014-09-12 10:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Cause Libya worked out so well?

[Why does this all seem to follow the unending war in Sri Lanka - till someone had the will to decisively finish it?]

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-09-12 12:10|| 2014-09-12 12:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Coalition of the dubious

Posted by regular joe 2014-09-12 13:06|| 2014-09-12 13:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Britain might not be going but what about Scotland?

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-09-12 14:48|| 2014-09-12 14:48|| Front Page Top

#8 I was all for strikes in Syria; but now also vs. Syria, neither.

We use drones, Syria gets a shot at anti-drone theory and whether they shoot one down or not will improve air defense capability, which I would imagine they would share with their allies.

Using manned aircraft creates the scenario of a shoot down with captive airmen.

So we tomahawk Syria without a UN fig leaf, or do nothing and look the toothless hooker.

Did Barry just deep six our foreign policy for a long shot grab at the media hill for election purposes? Seems to me hawks and doves on all sides are wtf.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-09-12 15:15|| 2014-09-12 15:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Re: #5 "the will"...

Posted by borgboy 2014-09-12 15:22|| 2014-09-12 15:22|| Front Page Top

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