All things Middle East related

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by That Guy

trust me, i understand RoE I was just saying, we shouldn't be throwing around invasions of foreign countries like that should be our first response to every american death (unless those suggesting it are about to go enlist or are cool with being drafted and sent to the desert for the next 10-20 years). We had some very extreme reactionary suggestions in the thread that just weren't/aren't based in reality.

if you read my other post, based on embassy defense in africa, the best course is to snipe the leaders/heavy weapons and it tends to chill the crowd the %$^ out pretty quick. I heard reports they might not have even had live ammo though, and certainly not enough people to protect against the size of crowd that showed up.

Correct. You don't invade a country because a band of insurgents raided your embassy. Had the Libyan government raided the compound, that would be a different story. I'm all for mounting heavy machine guns on the corners of the embassy buildings.


...or set up some motion detector machine guns in the courtyard like these.





Also, this:

[Alvin Walton]

pffftttt....we're not going to invade Libya over this, not even close.....

[NC_Skins]

Jon Stewart Takes On Conservative Hypocrisy Over Middle Eastern Democracy (VIDEO)


Do these idiots really even listen to themselves? Foreign policies under Bush is good. The same foreign policies under Obama is bad. Morons.

[NC_Skins]

Protester dies after inhaling fumes from burning American flag | Fox News

I generally don't like to laugh at people's deaths or misfortune's, but Ill make an exception in this guy's case. Darwin award candidate?

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I wonder if they used the weapons that Obama gave them to kill our own?

Haha what? Source please. This is the biggest pile of bullshit ever.

Weapons came into Libya from neighboring nations.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

Jon Stewart Takes On Conservative Hypocrisy Over Middle Eastern Democracy (VIDEO)


Do these idiots really even listen to themselves? Foreign policies under Bush is good. The same foreign policies under Obama is bad. Morons.

great video. Its very true, GOP play horrible politics when it comes to foreign policy, its a disgrace.

[RedskinRat]

I enjoyed Sam Harris' take on the recent Shenanigans from the ME:

Freedom to offend

At moments like this, we inevitably hear—from people who don’t know what it’s like to believe in paradise—that religion is just a way of channeling popular unrest. The true source of the problem can be found in the history of western aggression in the region. It is our policies, rather than our freedoms, that they hate. I believe that the future of liberalism—and much else—depends on our overcoming this ruinous self-deception. Religion only works as a pretext for political violence because many millions of people actually believe what they say they believe: that imaginary crimes like blasphemy and apostasy are killing offenses.

[firstdown]

So I'm hearing Obama and company had 3 day warning about the uprising in the Middle East and did nothing. Where has this been in the news?

[Alvin Walton]

Originally Posted by firstdown

So I'm hearing Obama and company had 3 day warning about the uprising in the Middle East and did nothing. Where has this been in the news?

Thats old news. It was all over Drudge when it came out.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Thats old news. It was all over Drudge when it came out.

I have not seen it on the national news but I could have missed the coverage.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by firstdown

So I'm hearing Obama and company had 3 day warning about the uprising in the Middle East and did nothing. Where has this been in the news?

Show some respect, firstdown, the man is running for re-election. He doesn't have time for trivial shit like this.

[NC_Skins]

[HailGreen28]

Interesting.

Libyans storm militia in backlash of attack on US. - By MAGGIE MICHAEL | Associated Press, yahoo news.

[Alvin Walton]

Really bad news from the middle east today -

This morning the Muslim Brotherhood sent a warning that if the United States continued meddling in Egypt , Libya , and other potential hot Spots in the Middle East, they intend to cut off America 's supply of 7-11 and Motel 6 managers.

If this action does not yield sufficient results, cab drivers will be next, followed by Dell, AT&T and AOL customer service reps.

Finally, if all else fails, they have threatened not to send us any more Presidents.

[That Guy]

um, how are they going to get the indians to play along with that? sounds like more empty threats