RE: French Terror Attacks, scores dead
November 18, 2015 at 1:28 pm
(This post was last modified: November 18, 2015 at 1:34 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Ah, but Min, we armed the others guys as well...the ones the Iraqis are running from......remember? 
@ Abaris, no argument from me. I'm skeptical of our arms spigot as well....but it's a bit bigger than just the failures, or delayed failures, in that case. Remember, the 1979 deal worked, didn't go well for the soviets. Are we talking a pie in the sky version of how we wish history and events would play out here...is that why I don't understand this discusion, or the contention that the CIA is the worlds taskmaster? Perhaps I'm too wedded to a reality in which shitty people exist, and all contingencies can't be known or planned for?
@ Abaris, no argument from me. I'm skeptical of our arms spigot as well....but it's a bit bigger than just the failures, or delayed failures, in that case. Remember, the 1979 deal worked, didn't go well for the soviets. Are we talking a pie in the sky version of how we wish history and events would play out here...is that why I don't understand this discusion, or the contention that the CIA is the worlds taskmaster? Perhaps I'm too wedded to a reality in which shitty people exist, and all contingencies can't be known or planned for?
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