It was a simple question. If they expand otherwise (they do!) then reaction is natural. @jonboy2920
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Replying to @emptywheel @jonboy2920
What do you want our Russia policy to be?
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I'd like to start by making our NATO policy non-expansionary, including in Middle East.
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Replying to @emptywheel @jonboy2920
IDK what you mean by expansionary in the ME.
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Replying to @shipdrummer
Guess what? Libya was 1) illegal 2) a real mess.
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Replying to @emptywheel @jonboy2920
What would we be saying now if we had done nothing and the opposition had gotten crushed?
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Replying to @shipdrummer
The evidence of "gotten crushed" was actually propaganda. In any case, we've now created (another) haven for ISIS
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Replying to @emptywheel @jonboy2920
What do you think was going to happen if we had done nothing?
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Replying to @shipdrummer
Unclear. Do the Saudis stay out or do they fund Islamic extremists there too?
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Replying to @emptywheel @jonboy2920
Were you pro or anti opposition there? Or agnostic?
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Question should be: Does US have interest to intervene, legal means to do so, & means of being useful. Answer: No @jonboy2920
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Replying to @emptywheel @jonboy2920
OK. Because to me the Lib Opp looked like a legitimate ppl's uprising vs an actual dictator.
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Replying to @shipdrummer
Even ignoring more complexity abt opposition, ignores questions of legality, efficacy, and interest. Plus Europe
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