ishmael

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So he's ignorant and in denial for thinking there might be other reasons beyond the acquisition of natural resources for…
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All the things you mentioned are necessary to impose a no-fly zone. So you didn't mention it yet that would…
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This return of chemical warfare doesn't seem to be causing much outrage outside of your usual suspects. Maybe that's because…
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If Joe is right that this is merely to send a message that use of chemical weapons is unacceptable and…
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I usually follow the developments in Syria through analysis and reports from native Arabs and regional experts. I admit to…
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"If the United States had made the choice to "do nothing" and made sure regional powers did the same, there…
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The whole thing is fishy. The use of chemical weapons is a dangerous escalation but a rush to a deeper…
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Why exactly would going easy on Manning be politically smart? I don't see that there's more than a very minor…
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Yep, the guy that did the right thing was the only one who went to jail. For all of the…
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Encryption was on my mind but I meant espionage. Poitras was already fairly paranoid but now GG is playing at…
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That article did not prove that she is anything other than an amateur in encryption. I'm more surprised at the…
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Could this also describe a handheld device like a Gameboy or PSP? I like playing COD from time to time…
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I think it's just as important to get more progressive Democrats elected to the House and Senate. They can drive…
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None of what is happening in the ME is entirely our doing nor in our ability to control. Obama is…
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Right, I wanted to challenge the assumption that only Islamists would want to fight a war against Israel. If you…
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True. But if we all agree that what happened in Egypt is a coup then the law is pretty clear…
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A secular nationalist Arab leader is just as likely to go to war with Israel as an Islamist.
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Marc Lynch has it right in his latest piece. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/08/14/enough_is_enough_egypt_cairo_violence_obama_adminis tration We're hated by all sides in Egypt and pretty…
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The point of CA-HSR, in comparison, is not simply to facilitate travel from SF to LA. Hyperloop is two stations…
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Right but the argument that Booker is going to be something of a Nelson/Lieberman clone is absurd.
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