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UN reports Syrian Gov't. forces are going into civilian homes in Aleppo and killing people on the spot including women and children. (BBC) -- nm

Posted by Diva (aka Diva) Dec 13 '16, 10:13

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I don't want to put this on 2016, but damn it. -- nm - Spawn Dec 13, 11:07
Much of Syria's national income comes from oil sales and they subsidize food prices and healthcare so wiping out a population doesn't effect - zeitgeist Dec 13, 10:48
I don't even get Assad's end game here. Is there a Syria to rule after he's done? -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 10:27 9
- madness. pure, crazy madness. there is no rationale. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 13, 10:31 6
  - the only "rationale" and it's a poor one is that this is how totalitarians make an example of anyone else thinking to get frisky. It's just absolutely - Diva Dec 13, 10:32 5
    - I wonder if we'll look back on this as an analogue to the Spanish Civil War. -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 10:33 4
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      - I back spaced a comparison to Hitler in April of '45 only because Assad might maintain control and or at least live. - Mel Profit Dec 13, 10:37
      - wow, that would be something. -- nm - Diva Dec 13, 10:34 1
        
        I would like to request a better novel than For Whom The Bell Tolls. -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 10:39
- Some people just want to see the world burn -- nm - decline Dec 13, 10:30
- there won't be any Aleppo, that's for sure. -- nm - Diva Dec 13, 10:28
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*slurp*slurp*slurp* - Secretary of Sucking Putin's Dick Dec 13, 10:16 21
- Syria is very much a part of the Obama legacy of office, so maybe chortling isn't the strongest response. - Name Withheld by Request Dec 13, 10:17 20
  - When Obama sought approval from Congress in 2013 for a strike in Syria he was told no by House Republicans. - Diva Dec 13, 10:23 10
    - There you go with those pesky facts again -- nm - ty97 Dec 13, 10:59
    - Maddow pointed out that the russians have set up an extensive anti aircraft defense in syria...but we are the only ones with air power in there. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 13, 10:51
    - "Red Line" goes into any political obituary for the man. He placed his and the country's credibility on the line and then backed away when pressed. - Name Withheld by Request Dec 13, 10:50 5
      - and no one can dispute that the Republican-led Congress said no and that plenty of people in this country didn't give a shit anyway. - Diva Dec 13, 10:55
      - This is a ridiculous assertion. -- nm - David Dec 13, 10:52 3
        
        And a very Merry Christmas to you as well. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 13, 10:52 2
        
        On a seemingly coincidental note, a drone was one of the gifts at the last Christmas party I attended. -- nm - David Dec 13, 10:53 1
        
        It still somewhat amazes me that they've been allowed to proliferate as rapidly as they have without gov't trying to restrict them. - Name Withheld by Request Dec 13, 10:55
    - There is also a significant difference beteeen having limited option to help and activilry abetting the slaughter -- nm - TWuG Dec 13, 10:30 1
      - C'mon. The Russians have plenty of experience with how to treat civilians in a bombed out city. See Berlin. Give them some credit. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 10:56
  - Just highlighting the priorities of the incoming administration. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 13, 10:21 8
    - FWIW, NWBR is full on Team TrumpWillBeADisaster. -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 10:35 6
      - That doesn't change my point. -- nm - znufrii Dec 13, 10:36
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        Not the collective Jack. Only the select few who I feel earned him. (And recall, by October, I thought there was very low chance he would win.) - Name Withheld by Request Dec 13, 10:52 3
        
        In reading all the postnotes, I'm honestly not sure who was more surprised on election night between the two campaigns. -- nm - David Dec 13, 11:03
        
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        While not blown away that your recollections of a political opponent's comments may have grown fuzzy with time, I would posit that there would... - Name Withheld by Request Dec 13, 11:02
    - Fair enough. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 13, 10:22

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