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roamer65

(36,745 posts) Thu Jun 26, 2014, 07:02 PM Jun 2014

Maliki advocates Syrian bombing of his own nation.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28033684

IMO, this is now a regional ME war.

Very accurate reporting. Definitely shows Maliki's loyalties are to Tehran, not a united Iraq.

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Maliki advocates Syrian bombing of his own nation. (Original Post) roamer65 Jun 2014 OP

While horrifying Tetris_Iguana Jun 2014 #1

Tetris_Iguana

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1. While horrifying

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 09:08 PM

Jun 2014

I think this is the inevitable transition from colonial borders to the actual more practical borders.

Most importantly this is their fight to determine their own destiny; let's not be helicopter parents and get too involved.

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