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    JeffL, Juan Cole is very good on Iran. That is his area of expertise. Most of his Iraq analysis was…
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    • Oh no! Did Joe leave?! But I was finally getting really, really good at ignoring him, and now I won't…
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    • This is reminiscent of Colin Powell's infamous "interception" of a radio conversation allegedly between two Iraqi military officers discussing hiding…
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    • Juan Cole is very good on some things, and not-so-good to terrible on others. His analysis on Iraq was so…
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    • Yeah, I reread the preceding comments and realized I had remembered the conversation wrong - sorry about that. Too much…
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    • Perhaps I misread, but I thought the point was to determine whether the agent used in the attacks was Sarin.…
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    • Please see above, Sarin produces certain chemicals when it degrades, and those chemicals can be detected.
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    • "Dan Kastesza, a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army Chemical Corps and a former adviser to the White House on…
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    • And which "rebel" targets should they hit? And how will they know they have hit the right ones?
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    • The UN request was not presented to the Syrian government until Saturday when Angela Kane, U.N. High Representative for Disarmament…
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    • "I actually hope that you are completely right..." I don't understand why anyone would hope such a thing. How would…
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    • "You don't know what evidence the administration has." Yeah, funny, but that was one of the top five standard arguments…
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    • Call me dense, but not, it is not self-evident to me, and I would sincerely like to hear specifically what…
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    • One of the most alarming things about this current debacle is that it appears to be getting easier and easier…
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    • You also "helped" Saddam gas the Kurds of Halabja by providing the helicopters that were used to commit that crime.…
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    • Bob, I have asked the same question, only not as well as you did.
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    • Bob, to add a bit to what you said, the UN did not request access for the inspectors until last…
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    • I am greatly worried about the idea of attacking Syria AT ALL, and particularly based on mere allegations that the…
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    • And by the way, meh, how is adding massively to the violence in Syria really going to help Syrians? Have…
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    • Well, THAT is good news. Let's hope they remain deadlocked until someone comes to their senses, or something more compelling…
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