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#162
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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is asking Congress for $500 million to train and arm vetted members of the Syrian opposition, as the U.S. grapples for a way to stem a civil war that has also fueled the al Qaeda inspired insurgency in neighboring Iraq.
#163
Marxsplainer
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MODERATE REBELS MoODERATE REBELS MODERATE REBELSMODERATE FUCKING REBELS Y aLL
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Marxsplainer
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mmmm yeh im lovin these REbels are dude. look how Fuckin Modreate they are, fukll with considered Opinions and reasoned sagacity bro. gonna give em fuckin 500 million plus a nother jillion clams from theat cia black budget. moderate rebels ftw
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Marxsplainer
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Moderate Rebels!!
#166
Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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no. let them post in peace
#167
UNUSUALY COOL
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will they be vetted by the process used to select ahmed chalabi or will it be the one used to select Khalifa haftar. as members of the ruling Democratic Party we have the right to know how our tax dollars are bing spent.
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meet me in st louis
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i think the next six months will be really crucial to the future of iraqi democracy
#169
meet me in st louis
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actually looking at the friedman unit wiki page there's a fun quote:

"our real choices in Iraq are 10 months or 10 years. Either we commit the resources to entirely rebuild the place over a decade, for which there is little support, or we tell everyone that we will be out within 10 months, or sooner, and we'll deal with the consequences from afar."

looks like whether it was 1.6 or 20 FU it wouldnt have made a difference.