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Putin is just as bad as Assad but I don't here us talking about removing him from power (Original Post) bigdarryl Feb 2014 OP
When did Putin use Chenical weapons on his own people? JoePhilly Feb 2014 #1
I was going to say, with whose army? Cleita Feb 2014 #2
Yes. aquart Feb 2014 #7
And we shouldn't fault them for trying to keep other countries from getting them. TheMathieu Feb 2014 #3
No he's not. Renew Deal Feb 2014 #4
He's a homophobic murdering dick bigdarryl Feb 2014 #5
Duh. We do not attack nuclear powers. aquart Feb 2014 #6
"hear" And Putin has nuclear weapons. nt Deep13 Feb 2014 #8
And little Kim is worse. Gee, what could be the reasoning .... Scuba Feb 2014 #9

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
2. I was going to say, with whose army?
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 09:44 PM
Feb 2014

This is one of the reasons we haven't removed Assad. Putin is his buddy. He has Russia's military might behind him.

 

TheMathieu

(456 posts)
3. And we shouldn't fault them for trying to keep other countries from getting them.
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 09:46 PM
Feb 2014

If it means no more calling them out on human rights abuses.

Renew Deal

(81,852 posts)
4. No he's not.
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 09:48 PM
Feb 2014

He's not an international sponsor of terrorism. In Russia dissent gets you jail. In Syria you die.

aquart

(69,014 posts)
6. Duh. We do not attack nuclear powers.
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 09:51 PM
Feb 2014

Because it would be stupid.

And yes, that is why Iran wants the bomb. They would be stupid not to. And we would be stupid to let them have it and thus it goes.

Not really new news.

 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
9. And little Kim is worse. Gee, what could be the reasoning ....
Thu Feb 6, 2014, 10:05 PM
Feb 2014

I suppose in Russia's case, it's a formidable military threat.

But North Korea can't scare the US military. What else might it be? Their oil? Oh yeah, they don't have any.

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