drfarls
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To Charlotte, then Baltimore, then DC, then Potomac....
about 7 hours ago
from Seesmic
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More on the Jin class SSBN.
11:40 AM Nov 24th
from Seesmic
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@ @ What does "jocking" mean in this context? Is this hip young DC-ite lingo?
11:19 AM Nov 24th
from Seesmic
in reply to AdamSerwer
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@ The answer is FIFA, obviously.
9:30 AM Nov 24th
from Seesmic
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This seems to be a big deal: Babri Mosque destruction responsibiliity.
9:15 AM Nov 24th
from Seesmic
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Groovy account of the Bougainville campaign
9:11 AM Nov 24th
from Seesmic
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@ Indeed, it would help if you identify precisely what I "attributed to you" that you don't actually believe.
8:57 AM Nov 24th
from Seesmic
in reply to EliLake
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@ This isn't the first time we've had this conversation.
8:56 AM Nov 24th
from Seesmic
in reply to EliLake
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@ And, of course, no one said that the ICU is more representative than the TFG. Legitimacy doesn't imply representation.
8:53 AM Nov 24th
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in reply to EliLake
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@ And acknowledging a problem doesn't necessarily lead to "let's invade."
8:53 AM Nov 24th
from Seesmic
in reply to EliLake
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@ You don't think the Iraqi invasion of Iran in 1980 helped solidify the hold of the Islamic Republic?
8:50 AM Nov 24th
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in reply to EliLake
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@ But then, that's rather the downside of relying on a regional rival to "liberate" a neighboring country.
8:48 AM Nov 24th
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in reply to EliLake
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@ Especially given the predictable inability of the Ethiopians to actually win the war.
8:47 AM Nov 24th
from Seesmic
in reply to EliLake
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@ It also cemented the Islamists as the legitimate defenders of Somali nationalism, which is rather a problem.
8:47 AM Nov 24th
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in reply to EliLake
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@ @ Then, again, bloody difficult to see how it made things better.
8:43 AM Nov 24th
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in reply to EliLake
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@ @ And if the invasion succeeds if and only if it's UN supported, and if failure makes things worse....
8:43 AM Nov 24th
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in reply to EliLake
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@ @ It's easy to make a case that the invasion made the problem you identify worse; hard to see how it solved it.
8:42 AM Nov 24th
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in reply to EliLake
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@ Right. And what you've failed to do is to indicate how the US supported Ethiopian invasion solves that problem.
8:41 AM Nov 24th
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in reply to EliLake
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@ It's bloody difficult for me to see how any of it involved preventing a safe haven.
8:38 AM Nov 24th
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in reply to EliLake
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@ And, since the Ethiopian invasion failed for reasons (meager US support, no UN) that were entirely predictable in 2006....
8:38 AM Nov 24th
from Seesmic
in reply to EliLake
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- Name Robert Farley
- Location Cincinnati
- Web http://lefarkins....
- Bio Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky
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