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Egypt, Syria - it's just the end of them Mar 13, 2013 8:30:36 GMT -8

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Post by peterd on Mar 13, 2013 8:30:36 GMT -8

The unthinkable is happening in the Arab world, and it's not as awful as advertised, unless you have the misfortune to live there. Two years and 60,000 casualties into Syria's civil war, the foreign ministries of the West have nothing to show for their peacemaking efforts except a wad of airline and hotel receipts.

www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MID-01-130213.html

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Sailor Exalted One Winners never quit, quitters never win. Posts: 6,246	Egypt, Syria - it's just the end of them Mar 14, 2013 2:44:05 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sailor on Mar 14, 2013 2:44:05 GMT -8 There are times all you can do is just let them fight it out amongst themselves (and thin the herd as well.)
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Egypt, Syria - it's just the end of them Mar 14, 2013 6:38:48 GMT -8

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Mar 14, 2013 2:44:05 GMT -8 Sailor said:

There are times all you can do is just let them fight it out amongst themselves (and thin the herd as well.)

You are right. However, this conflict has a potential to spread to other nations.

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It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives vaaliantly, who errs and comes up short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, who

Egypt, Syria - it's just the end of them

Post by peterd on Mar 13, 2013 8:30:36 GMT -8

Post by Sailor on Mar 14, 2013 2:44:05 GMT -8

Post by peterd on Mar 14, 2013 6:38:48 GMT -8