@rezaaslan 1st person in history to use religious conflict in the Middle East as a positive comparison for invasion? #crusaderrhetoric
Yeah. Putin actually said Crimea is as important to Russia as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is to Jews and Muslims. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/12/04/why-putin-says-crimea-is-russias-temple-mount/?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost …
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@candidamoss I know right?
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@rezaaslan only religious people are allowed to have irrational ties to land masses?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Putin must think Crimea is where God revealed the secret of how to distill vodka to the first Russian.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan do I sense some foreshadowing there??Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan well this means he knows what's happening in the ME but not doing anything for about it! What is his opinion about ME conflict?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan with that logic I'm cutting a whole in neighbors fence and claim his pool as mineThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan @GabeStoutimore@ishaantharoor haha I live this guy! lol hahahaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Crimea is as important to Russia as Texas is to the USA. Both used the same tactics to annex them.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Strategically and militarily it is a lot more important to Russia than the temple site is to Israel.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Ukraine/Crimea is where the Russian people originated. Historically and geographically factual. Hence it's important,even sacred.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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