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Thread: How does Putin get rid of Lukashenko ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    I am sure Republicans do not.

    I was never duped when conservatives claimed they were keen to bring democracy and freedom to the people of Iraq by force of arms. I knew they were lying their flabby asses off.
    Actually, we meant well but we were naive.

    How’s your naïveté?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Darth Omar View Post
    Actually, we meant well but we were naive.

    How’s your naïveté?
    where did that jingoism bubble upfrom? 9-11 got us ready to fight back
    Iraq was a long time pet project of Rumsfeld and others I forget ( Kristol i'm sure -basic neocons)

    We were lied into war - directly manipulated by the foreign policy establishment

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    Quote Originally Posted by anatta View Post
    where did that jingoism bubble upfrom? 9-11 got us ready to fight back
    Iraq was a long time pet project of Rumsfeld and others I forget ( Kristol i'm sure -basic neocons)

    We were lied into war - directly manipulated by the foreign policy establishment
    And that establishment is very much alive and well.

    And who have they aligned themselves with?

    We all know the answer.
    Coup has started. First of many steps. Impeachment will follow ultimately~WB attorney Mark Zaid, January 2017

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    They wanted the oil.
    It was never about WMD or freedom for Iraqi people

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    Quote Originally Posted by anatta View Post
    a lot more then Republicans wanted Iraq. Neocons come in both Partys / Trump is the antidote to that poison
    If the vote to authorize force had strictly been left to Democrats, the Iraq war would never have happened. A majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives voted against the war resolution, despite intense pressure from Dumbya and Republicans

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    The Belarusian nationalist movement I am familiar with has nothing to do with U.S. encroachment. Belarusian nationalism has been a genuine latent, but relatively weak force in Byelorussia for 150 years. My great-great grandfather participated in the 1864 Byelorussian revolt against tsarist authority, and ended up in a Siberian forced labor camp for his troubles.

    I might be wrong, but I seem to remember hearing that Lukashenko was grooming a son to replace him.

    Lukashenko will be in real trouble if he loses support of KGB and the army. No telling if or when that could happen. History has taught me that events in eastern Europe can transpire rapidly, and in ways one does not expect.
    Dynastic regimes are anathema to intellectual progress everywhere.
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    Quote Originally Posted by anatta View Post
    TY.
    I am studying this thread to learn more about internal Russian Federation relations
    Careful with that sarcasm, Eugene.
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    We don't know what happened after that . "

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    It was never about WMD or freedom for Iraqi people
    It wasn’t even close.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darth Omar View Post
    Actually, we meant well but we were naive.

    How’s your naïveté?
    I see. So you supported invading Iraq.

    I was never naive about Iraq. I always thought invading Iraq was a dumb ass idea. Period. End of story.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    I see. So you supported invading Iraq.

    I was never naive about Iraq. I always thought invading Iraq was a dumb ass idea. Period. End of story.
    Yes, you did, and we were called, traitors and unAmerican for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    Yes, you did, and we were called, traitors and unAmerican for it.
    Former poster Dixie thought I should be hauled off to Gitmo for opposing his war on Iraq!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    Former poster Dixie thought I should be hauled off to Gitmo for opposing his war on Iraq!
    Dixie, what a character, may he Rest In Peace.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    Former poster Dixie thought I should be hauled off to Gitmo for opposing his war on Iraq!
    Nova was the one who came after me! I hope he’s okay, we haven’t heard from him in some time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    Nova was the one who came after me! I hope he’s okay, we haven’t heard from him in some time.
    The weird thing is that all the conservatives who wanted us hauled off to Gitmo for daring to oppose their war have never, in the 17 years since the invasion, admitted they were wrong and that liberal posters made the right call on the most important foreign policy decision in our lives.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    The weird thing is that all the conservatives who wanted us hauled off to Gitmo for daring to oppose their war have never, in the 17 years since the invasion, admitted they were wrong and that liberal posters made the right call on the most important foreign policy decision in our lives.
    Some people have a hard time admitting they are wrong. I see it as an opportunity to learn and grow.

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