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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 9 Apr 2017

    Can all the people asking to see Trump's strategy on Syria point me to what Obama's strategy on Syria was? Or Bush's, for that matter?

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      2. Laurence Lewis‏ @TurkanaDK 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I'd be happy if someone could offer their own good strategy. Amyone. Becuz other than everyone stop sending arms I can't see one

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @TurkanaDK

        I think any good strategy in Syria starts w/"ditch the Saudis." But that's not gonna happen.

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      4. Laurence Lewis‏ @TurkanaDK 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Nor is stopping the flood of arms. People don't get the most basic fact: There's no military solution.

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      2. Andrew Long‏ @andrewlong166 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Obama's was Don't do stupid shit.

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      3. Andrew Long‏ @andrewlong166 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @andrewlong166 @emptywheel

        Which, unfortunately, didn't encompass Don't draw red lines you can't/won't defend.

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      1. Moon of Alabama‏ @MoonofA 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Obama: Bleed all sides to death

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      1. Rick Undercover‏ @Whispers_Doom 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Obama's failings doesn't excuse Trump's failings. Or the need for Trump to explain just what he thinks he's doing.

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      1. cgt‏ @cgtzeno 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Doesn't mean we should give him a break; GOP&elites certainly didn't give Obama a break on this either

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      2. areyoukiddingme‏ @mhickey187 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Bush allowed him to get away with Iraq jihadi support/facilitation that obama let him morph into ISIS.

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      3. Rick Undercover‏ @Whispers_Doom 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @mhickey187 @emptywheel

        People need to understand that we don't have as much power in the area as we think. Obama didn't "let" this happen. It was happening.

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      1. Smith‏ @txakoli40 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        That is the point in asking for strategy At least mine.

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      1. Gray Goods‏ @graygoods 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Sure: http://www.google.com/search?q=obama+syria+strategy … You'll find many media reports about Obama's strategy, and its flaws, there.

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      1. Brian D. Silver‏ @BDavidSilver 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I can tell u Assad's strategy and Putin's.

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      1. nRkiSt‏ @nRkiSt 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        Enrich weapons makers, maybe?

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      1. Jonathan Bliss‏ @DrSunshineWa 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I also recall earlier consensus of no compelling US National Interest argument re Syria, of course separate from huge humanitarian argument.

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      1. Jonathan Bliss‏ @DrSunshineWa 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        I recall Pres Bush as shake things up and try seeds of democracy + Pres Obama was steer clear of other ppls Civil Wars + war w Russia

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      1. MattFoster_Pan‏ @MattFoster_Pan 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @emptywheel

        2/2 I'm pointing this out 2 u bc normally your tweets raise the discourse, this one lowers it. The strike =act of war -approved strategy

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