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Old 08-30-2013, 11:52 AM   #18 (permalink)
John Wilkes Booth
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Originally Posted by djchameleon View Post
They aren't against it but now that they have seen a test run with results of course it will become more frequent.
Do you think the threat of a military response is an effective deterrent against terrorism?
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Originally Posted by The Batlord View Post
Yeah, I have no faith in the cause of the rebels. Even if it doesn't lead to Al Qaeda seizing power I imagine it'll just lead to someone as bad or worse than Assad. Look at Egypt. Not nearly as bloody a conflict as Syria, and yet it's already going to ****. Violent revolutions never end well.
In Egypt there was never really a transfer of power. The military regime maintained control the whole time.

As for violent revolutions... I can think of at least 1 that worked out alright.
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