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Saw this today on an e-mail I get from Washpo:
— As Russia intensified its airstrikes in Syria, Clinton broke with the Obama White House to urge a no-fly zone in the country. “I personally would be advocating now for a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridors to try to stop the carnage on the ground and from the air, to try to provide some way to take stock of what’s happening, to try to stem the flow of refugees,” the former secretary of state said in a local TV interview in Boston after a campaign event. “I think Putin is playing a very dangerous and cynical game. He’s clearly doing everything he can to prop up Assad and to establish sort of a Russian presence in Syria and the broader Middle East.”
U.S. intelligence officials say it has become increasingly clear that Russia is targeting U.S.-backed rebel strongholds, NOT areas controlled by ISIS, in a bid to keep Bashar al-Assad in power. Russian officials deny this, claiming that they are targeting “terrorist” groups. “If it looks like a terrorist, if it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it’s a terrorist,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in New York."
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Enforcing a no-fly zone would require firing on Russian aircraft. I almost typed "Soviet". HRC is a super hawk any way, but that is nuts.
What is happening in Syria now is the type of event back in the 70's and '80s that it was thought could touch off a nuclear war between the US and USSR. It is pretty freaking dangerous now.
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I kinda mean for this to be a discussion of what is happening in Syria now. If Putin is targeting groups favored by the U.S. --- no one ever even thought that up in a movie.
Walt
— As Russia intensified its airstrikes in Syria, Clinton broke with the Obama White House to urge a no-fly zone in the country. “I personally would be advocating now for a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridors to try to stop the carnage on the ground and from the air, to try to provide some way to take stock of what’s happening, to try to stem the flow of refugees,” the former secretary of state said in a local TV interview in Boston after a campaign event. “I think Putin is playing a very dangerous and cynical game. He’s clearly doing everything he can to prop up Assad and to establish sort of a Russian presence in Syria and the broader Middle East.”
U.S. intelligence officials say it has become increasingly clear that Russia is targeting U.S.-backed rebel strongholds, NOT areas controlled by ISIS, in a bid to keep Bashar al-Assad in power. Russian officials deny this, claiming that they are targeting “terrorist” groups. “If it looks like a terrorist, if it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it’s a terrorist,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in New York."
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Enforcing a no-fly zone would require firing on Russian aircraft. I almost typed "Soviet". HRC is a super hawk any way, but that is nuts.
What is happening in Syria now is the type of event back in the 70's and '80s that it was thought could touch off a nuclear war between the US and USSR. It is pretty freaking dangerous now.
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I kinda mean for this to be a discussion of what is happening in Syria now. If Putin is targeting groups favored by the U.S. --- no one ever even thought that up in a movie.
Walt
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Hillary Clinton
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We've been shouting wolf for a while, but if it's any indication of bias, there are still people on this site that would advocate for her.
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Capt Walter Miller
There is a weird Hillary vibe especially among the group who now look to be let into all MOS's regardless of gender.
I don't see it. Her main appeal is glibness. I give her full marks for being glib. But as to effective substance, it is just not there.
Walt
I don't see it. Her main appeal is glibness. I give her full marks for being glib. But as to effective substance, it is just not there.
Walt
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"I personally would be advocating now for a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridors to try to stop the carnage on the ground and from the air, to try to provide some way to take stock of what’s happening, to try to stem the flow of refugees"....this isn't Iraq. We have/don't have air superiority, we don't even have BOG really. And of those five we trained, one is at Starbucks, one's on emergency leave, and the other three are on vacation in Morocco...on our dime. So Putin cannot target groups that we support. She's blind if she cannot see that Russia is doing to us the same thing we've BEEN doing in the middle east for awhile now. Me personally I'd say let Putin have some fun. His economy is in shambles, and oil is in surplus. Russia isn't making the money she enjoyed 10 years ago. It won't take long before this "surge" of his is over. Hell he can't even make new tanks that can run more than 10 feet at a time without being towed.
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SGT William Howell
Capt Walter Miller Walt, Still not sure who I am voting for since I am a moderate and am not opposed to voting for the person not the party. So far all I have heard about from the democrat's side is a socialist and an egotistical compulsive lair. Neither are my cup of tea. Is there any chance for a moderate democrat to enter now and have the ability to win?
I was hoping for options this election. The last couple have been voting for the lesser of two evils.
I was hoping for options this election. The last couple have been voting for the lesser of two evils.
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Capt Walter Miller
Sen. Webb is your guy but his campaign is in stealth mode. He is slated to be in the 10/13 debate.
Walt
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SGT William Howell
I am a fan of Kasich since i am on Ohio boy and he has done good things here. I loved Rubio in the debate. I also like Carson other than his stand on PP. I'll start looking at Webb.
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