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tekkychick said:
By the way, don't Taft2016 and Truth Detector seem alike? They at least both have very stupid avatars. And both are on my ignore list now...
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Three posts now with nothing but whiney trolling drivel and you think I am the problem; it's official, you're an idiot.

Now run along with your cabal of whiney idiots who cannot seem to focus long enough to make a credible post or point.
 
Truth Detector said:
The answer to my question is simple; Syria was never an ally or a friend of the US.
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Are you now going to parse the meaning of the word "ally"?

1. In 1976 as the Palestine Liberation Organization and its Muslim and Druze allies were poised to take over Lebanon, Syria received a green light from the US and Israel to invade and put them down, strengthening the right wing Christian militias that were rivals to the PLO.


2. In 1985 Syria intervened with hijackers holding passengers on a US airliner hostage in Lebanon to free them, and was thanked when it succeeded by president Ronald Reagan.


3. In 1989, Syria supported US and Saudi attempts to broker a deal among Lebanon’s warring factions, leading to the Taif Accords that brought the Lebanese Civil War to an end.


4. Syria fought as an ally of the US against Iraq in the Gulf War in 1991.


5. In the 1990s, Syria attended several peace summits aimed at ending the Israel-Palestinian struggle. Then President Hafez al-Assad accepted George H. W. Bush’s invitation to talks, and later he met with President Clinton during the latter’s diplomatic push.


6. After 2001, the US sent captured al-Qaeda operatives to Syria to be tortured by that country’s secret police.


7. Syrian intelligence let the United States know when it discovered an al-Qaeda plot to attack the US Fifth Fleet navy HQ in Bahrain.

http://www.juancole.com/2013/09/syria-least-helpful.html
 
Rune said:
If you think you are winning any points by calling people like Rana, Sierra or myself low information voters, you are simply blowing your credibility to smithereens.
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I think we've pretty much determined he has no credibility. I don't know who's the bigger tool, him or bravo.
 
Truth Detector said:
Why is it incorrect to ask who someone voted for; because you say so? So far, all I see from you are moronic insults and trolling.

Are you now the "decider" on who belongs on the forum; who made you that?

The question is relevant to understand what political ideological point the poster is coming from in order to assess what it is they are debating. Of course, being a whiney troll who seldom deals with any thread topic and one more inclined to engage in childish insults, you can't possibly comprehend this.

Now run along; mother told me never argue with idiots; they will only try to drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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Who did you vote for?
 
Minamoto Yoshitsune said:
Egypt wasn't democratically elected? Or do you mean the current military coup?
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You are avoiding the point with this latest response. Their are terrorists that have infiltrated the rebel forces for their own motives. They are not freedom fighters.

But to your question(s). The uprising in Egypt created a power vacuum. The Muslim Brotherhood were prepared for that vacuum with money and organization. Winning that election was almost a given. They hope for the same opportunity in Syria to be sure.
 
christiefan915 said:
If I had asked my mom if she was a virgin when she got married, she would have smacked me upside the head.
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My mother probably would have told me it was not a proper questions, it was none of my business, my dad would have then smacked me up the side of the head.
 
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christiefan915 said:
If I had asked my mom if she was a virgin when she got married, she would have smacked me upside the head.
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I'm pretty sure if I had only THOUGHT about the question she would have sensed it and smacked me...

I didn't even dare ask if they had sex AFTER marriage; 5 kids - maybe we were all immaculate conceptions? Not a place I'm going to go!
 
tekkychick said:
I'm pretty sure if I had only THOUGHT about the question she would have sensed it and smacked me...

I didn't even dare ask if they had sex AFTER marriage; 5 kids - maybe we were all immaculate conceptions? Not a place I'm going to go!
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Lol, so true. It icks me out thinking of it. When I was young I figured my parents "did it" once on their wedding night and once for each kid.
 
christiefan915 said:
Are you now going to parse the meaning of the word "ally"?

1. In 1976 as the Palestine Liberation Organization and its Muslim and Druze allies were poised to take over Lebanon, Syria received a green light from the US and Israel to invade and put them down, strengthening the right wing Christian militias that were rivals to the PLO.


2. In 1985 Syria intervened with hijackers holding passengers on a US airliner hostage in Lebanon to free them, and was thanked when it succeeded by president Ronald Reagan.


3. In 1989, Syria supported US and Saudi attempts to broker a deal among Lebanon’s warring factions, leading to the Taif Accords that brought the Lebanese Civil War to an end.


4. Syria fought as an ally of the US against Iraq in the Gulf War in 1991.


5. In the 1990s, Syria attended several peace summits aimed at ending the Israel-Palestinian struggle. Then President Hafez al-Assad accepted George H. W. Bush’s invitation to talks, and later he met with President Clinton during the latter’s diplomatic push.


6. After 2001, the US sent captured al-Qaeda operatives to Syria to be tortured by that country’s secret police.


7. Syrian intelligence let the United States know when it discovered an al-Qaeda plot to attack the US Fifth Fleet navy HQ in Bahrain.

http://www.juancole.com/2013/09/syria-least-helpful.html
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So you think a cut and paste job with the OPINIONS of a leftist anti-American blogger constitutes evidence of an alliance with Syria.

Here's the definition of ally; please provide me with evidence of treaty or agreements the US has with Syria. Reasons 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 wont come close to "ally."

Number 4 is interesting because they did join a joint Arab coalition but this had NOTHING to do with the US coalition; it was a consession to stay in good graces with the Arab nations.


al·ly
[v. uh-lahy; n. al-ahy, uh-lahy] Show IPA verb, al·lied, al·ly·ing, noun, plural al·lies.

verb (used with object)
1. to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to ): Russia allied itself to France.

2. to associate or connect by some mutual relationship, as resemblance or friendship.
 
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