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2015-08-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Former DIA director: Obama White House Made "Willful Decision" to Support AQ and MB in Syria

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-08-10 01:56|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Why limit yourself to internal policies---why mess a single country, when you can mess the entire world?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-08-10 02:11|| 2015-08-10 02:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Arab Spring regime change [picking winners and losers] gone terribly wrong. The Russians are not about to write Assad off. Any junior foreign affairs or policy analyst could have predicted this.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-08-10 08:33|| 2015-08-10 08:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm always amazed to see what general officers are willing to disclose as soon as the designation "(Ret.)" appears after their names. I'm tempted to put that designation after all their names so we can get the full picture.

Posted by Matt 2015-08-10 13:19|| 2015-08-10 13:19|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm always amazed to see what general officers are willing to disclose as soon as the designation "(Ret.)" appears after their names. I'm tempted to put that designation after all their names so we can get the full picture.Posted by: Matt

I generally agree Matt, but Flynn pretty much stayed at war with the regime [and their Klingon handlers] until he and his deputy were fired/told to retire. Mike Flynn uses every opportunity and forum at his disposal to stick it up Champ's arse.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-08-10 14:30|| 2015-08-10 14:30|| Front Page Top

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