Barbara Starr just said on CNN U.S. troops are prepared to move into Egypt if needed.

[lonestarnot]

Hoy boy. :puke:

[justiceischeap]

1. Who is Barbara Starr?

:shrug:

[Yavin4]

13. Brenda's Sister n/t

[davidinalameda]

14. I was thinking the same thing

wonder if she's any relation to Ringo?

[madokie]

2. She's a bush bot

:hi:

HOY BOY is right

[lonestarnot]

4. They are drooling already!

:hug: :hi:

[madokie]

22. Of course they are

A bunch of heathens is what they are.
:hug: :hi:

[dionysus]

but, if the marines need to evacuate people, it doesn't mean we're invading egypt

[lonestarnot]

6. Didn't say evacuate, but then I only had 1/2 ear on it.

[DURHAM D]

11. clearly

[lonestarnot]

16. Shortly thereafter talk of the Suez Canal.

[Name removed]

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[xchrom]

3. probably to bundle our people out.

but indeed -- hoy boy.

[lonestarnot]

5. No, I do not think that was the intent of her comment.

[DURHAM D]

10. false statement

[snappyturtle]

7. Did Barbara Starr indicate what need? nt

[DURHAM D]

8. For the single purpose of helping remove U.S. state department personnel -

if it becomes necessary. She added that so far there is no evidence that they are in danger and the State Department has not asked for help.

Seems you are not a careful reporter...

[justiceischeap]

9. I had heard that Marines were on stand-by if they were needed

to get our people out. I even found the link from the post here on DU...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x297200

I'm guessing they're "reconfiguring" facts again (now that I know who she is).

[NNN0LHI]

12. There are currently 440 Illinois National Guardsmen on a peacekeeping mission there

They may need to be evacuated.

Don

[Catherina]

15. Biggest blows to capitalism in decades. Of course they are

Expect some clumsy manufactured incidents in the next few days.

It's phase II, the counter revolution now. Capital, over people, must be supported at ANY cost in their eyes.

[Renew Deal]

20. How are the Egypt riots the "Biggest blows to capitalism in decades?"

Care to explain?

[Catherina]

23. No. By now people either already understand or never will. n/t

[Renew Deal]

24. So you made it up.

It sounds nice, but it's not supportable.

[northoftheborder]

18. A friend has an army friend who just moved.....

.....his family to Cairo for a duty tour, two weeks ago. Why do we have army in Cairo? This was before the current unrest. Perhaps the military knew something was going to happen? But if so, why would they move his family there also? Sounds like for a longer tour, like 6 months. My friend was worried about them, because cannot get in contact with them in any way.

[Renew Deal]

19. Somehow I don't think that's going to happen.

[backscatter712]

21. If the only purpose is to evacuate U.S. citizens and State Dept. personnel, I could put up with this

Go in, carry out mission and make sure U.S. expats are safe, leave, ideally without any incidents.

However, anything resembling attacking, invading, nation-building, Halliburton-building or otherwise fucking with the internal affairs of Egypt is out of line. And we don't have the troops, equipment or money to afford a third war anyways.