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Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:01 am to heartbreakTiger
Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:01 am to heartbreakTiger
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Id argue he was extremely weak before then but that showed that he wont back shite up.
Well he is who he is. His position wouldn't look nearly this weak without Syria imo. Our foreign policy strength lies with the perception. Obama wasted a lot of that capital.
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It was a pretty stupid bluff to take with how unpopular war in the middle east has become over here. Then you have the issue that Israel and Russia both have extremely strong leaders and they are running wild at this point.
Considering Syria has Russian backing, it was incredibly foolish. They weren't rolling over for tough talk. Putin doesn't give a shite. No POTUS was going to have much sway but the Obama administration has to see that and pick the right fights.
To pivot back to Israel for a moment, I think the pressing questions involves Egypt. When will the Arabs there get pissy about the Arabs dying in Gaza? The government there seems to be mainlining anti-Isalmist sentament at the moment.
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Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:56 am to Duke
Im not sure Egypt will care unless Israel takes down Hamas but keeps going further. Good for Egypt taking a stance against muslim extremist.
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