USPOL Nov: I would've preferred Huckabee have said nothing at all

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Meg From Family Guy: Feb 4, 2012

A Winner is Jew posted:

Yes. The US like it or not is the world police and it mostly works out well with conflicts like the Balkins, Lybia, and fighting ISIS.

Do you really think that US intervention in Libya did anyone except militant groups any good? If so, you and I just have different views on what is and isn't acceptable intervention consequences.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 00:05

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# ? May 30, 2024 23:43

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Meg From Family Guy posted:

Do you really think that US intervention in Libya did anyone except militant groups any good?

After all, Libya had the highest HDI in Africa! :downs:

# ? Nov 22, 2015 00:14

Captain_Maclaine: Sep 30, 2001; Every moment that I'm alive, I pray for death!

Meg From Family Guy posted:

Do you really think that US intervention in Libya did anyone except militant groups any good? If so, you and I just have different views on what is and isn't acceptable intervention consequences.

Well the entire population of Benghazi, who were on Qaddafi's poo poo list and slated to get wrecked up good and proper, probably made off better than if we didn't.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 00:17

Silver Nitrate: Oct 17, 2005; WHAT

Meg From Family Guy posted:

Do you really think that US intervention in Libya did anyone except militant groups any good? If so, you and I just have different views on what is and isn't acceptable intervention consequences.

He was about send his army door-to-door to kill a metric fuckload of people.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 00:19

A Winner is Jew: Feb 14, 2008; by exmarx

Captain_Maclaine posted:

Well the entire population of Benghazi, who were on Qaddafi's poo poo list and slated to get wrecked up good and proper, probably made off better than if we didn't.

Silver Nitrate posted:

He was about send his army door-to-door to kill a metric fuckload of people.

Yeah this.

Libya is more of a cluster gently caress because the US/EU totally failed to help them rebuild after Qaddafi died, but there would have absolutely been a metric gently caress-ton of mass graves in eastern Libya if we didn't intervene.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 00:27

Meg From Family Guy: Feb 4, 2012

And there aren't now?!

I don't know, I consider myself a leftist but I don't see any reason why that should necessarily include interventionist policies that have brought nothing but chaos to the middle east for the past 5 decades.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 00:36

Boon: Jun 21, 2005; by R. Guyovich

Meg From Family Guy posted:

And there aren't now?!

I don't know, I consider myself a leftist but I don't see any reason why that should necessarily include interventionist policies that have brought nothing but chaos to the middle east for the past 5 decades.

So you just ignored the first half of his sentence then, eh?

# ? Nov 22, 2015 00:48

Islam is the Lite Rock FM: Jul 27, 2007; by exmarx

Meg From Family Guy posted:

And there aren't now?!

I don't know, I consider myself a leftist but I don't see any reason why that should necessarily include interventionist policies that have brought nothing but chaos to the middle east for the past 5 decades.

Most of the middle East isn't a cluster gently caress hth.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 00:52

Meg From Family Guy: Feb 4, 2012

Boon posted:

So you just ignored the first half of his sentence then, eh?

So you'd argue that the problem was not enough Western intervention?

# ? Nov 22, 2015 01:15

RuanGacho: Jun 20, 2002; "You're gunna break it!"

Meg From Family Guy posted:

So you'd argue that the problem was not enough Western intervention?

I think Foreign Relations is complicated, despite the GOP's implications otherwise.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 01:23

Zeroisanumber: Oct 23, 2010; Nap Ghost

Meg From Family Guy posted:

So you'd argue that the problem was not enough Western intervention?

Yes? We knocked Gaddafi down just fine, but we didn't make a similar commitment to helping Libya get back on its feet afterwards.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 01:24

PleasingFungus: Oct 10, 2012; idiot asshole bitch who should fuck off

might be worth remembering what happened in another relatively recent middle eastern uprising when we didn't intervene to stop the local dictator.

oh, or syria, of course.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 01:31

computer parts: Nov 18, 2010; PLEASE CLAP

Meg From Family Guy posted:

And there aren't now?!

No, there aren't mass graves in Eastern Libya right now. At least none that Gaddafi didn't do himself.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 01:38

Boon: Jun 21, 2005; by R. Guyovich

Meg From Family Guy posted:

So you'd argue that the problem was not enough Western intervention?

Is that a real question?

Generally I would say that desposing a government and then just leaving it at that isn't exactly enough to call it a day and think everything will turn out.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 01:44

Joementum: May 23, 2004; jesus christ

Just a little over an hour until Vitterdamerung!

# ? Nov 22, 2015 01:49

Epic High Five: Jun 5, 2004

Can't wait for Vitter to get elected, thus proving conclusively that policy/ethics/character mean nothing compared to party affiliation

# ? Nov 22, 2015 01:52

jackofarcades: Sep 2, 2011; Okay, I'll admit it took me a bit to get into it... But I think I kinda love this!! I'm Spider-Man!! I'm actually Spider-Man!! HA!

Well my wife and I both voted against him.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 02:02

Fried Chicken: Jan 9, 2011; Don't fry me, I'm no chicken!

Epic High Five posted:

I'm literally going back to bed for an hour so that this image doesn't mark the start of my day. Thnx facebook

Im trying to think how stupid you have to be to have never heard of The Underground Railroad, the long system of waypoints and helpers to assist people fleeing the South and into Canada

# ? Nov 22, 2015 02:02

KirbyKhan: Mar 20, 2009; Soiled Meat

Joementum posted:

From waaay upthread, but this is too adorable.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 02:14

Silly Burrito: Nov 27, 2007; SET A COURSE FOR
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Epic High Five posted:

Can't wait for Vitter to get elected, thus proving conclusively that policy/ethics/character mean nothing compared to party affiliation

It's been a rainy day today. I'm sure some people just said screw it and stayed home.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 02:17

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; An alright dude.

Polls should be closing soon for Louisiana Governors race. Here's hoping Edwards wins.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 02:17

Epic High Five: Jun 5, 2004

Hollismason posted:

Polls should be closing soon for Louisiana Governors race. Here's hoping Edwards wins.

Is there somewhere to see the results coming in or do we have to wait like assholes

# ? Nov 22, 2015 02:32

Silly Burrito: Nov 27, 2007; SET A COURSE FOR
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Epic High Five posted:

Is there somewhere to see the results coming in or do we have to wait like assholes

You can look at the Secretary of State's webpage, but I'm sure results will be posted in this thread asap.

Also, Channel 9 in Baton Rouge: http://www.wafb.com/story/30577499/watch-live-at-8-pm-runoff-election-night-coverage-on-nov-21-2015

Silly Burrito fucked around with this message at 02:57 on Nov 22, 2015

# ? Nov 22, 2015 02:51

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; An alright dude.

Here is some live updates from The Advocate

http://theadvocate.com/news/14052243-148/live-updates-analysis-louisiana-voters

# ? Nov 22, 2015 02:58

Epic High Five: Jun 5, 2004

Hollismason posted:

Here is some live updates from The Advocate

http://theadvocate.com/news/14052243-148/live-updates-analysis-louisiana-voters

http://theadvocate.com/news/elections/14056475-123/interactive-map-check-out-parish-by-parish

Best link I found from there, this is what I will be following on account of I am at work and have nothing better to do with my time/life

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:01

Silly Burrito: Nov 27, 2007; SET A COURSE FOR
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Looks like absentee voting is 17,000+ votes to 7,000+ in favor of Edwards.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:02

Hollismason: Jun 30, 2007; An alright dude.

Hope he loses in a landslide.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:03

Silly Burrito: Nov 27, 2007; SET A COURSE FOR
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https://twitter.com/JSODonoghue/status/668236001001631744

Cash bar at Vitter's party.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:05

Fuckt Tupp: Apr 19, 2007; Science

Silly Burrito posted:

https://twitter.com/JSODonoghue/status/668236001001631744

Cash bar at Vitter's party.

But are they charging for diapers?

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:06

Joementum: May 23, 2004; jesus christ

Internet Webguy posted:

But are they charging for diapers?

Depends.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:10

Mitt Romney: Nov 9, 2005; dumb and bad

Hollismason posted:

Here is some live updates from The Advocate

http://theadvocate.com/news/14052243-148/live-updates-analysis-louisiana-voters

Louisiana Secretary of State results: http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Statewide.html

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:13

My Imaginary GF: Jul 17, 2005; by R. Guyovich

Mitt Romney posted:

Louisiana Secretary of State results: http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Statewide.html

Look at them crosstabs

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:14

Silly Burrito: Nov 27, 2007; SET A COURSE FOR
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Funny how the Governor and Lt. Governor races are almost mirror images.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:14

OAquinas: Jan 27, 2008; Biden has sat immobile on the Iron Throne of America. He is the Master of Malarkey by the will of the gods, and master of a million votes by the might of his inexhaustible calamari.

Joementum posted:

Just a little over an hour until Vitterdamerung!

I always felt Navras had the superior mixing than that track.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:16

Silly Burrito: Nov 27, 2007; SET A COURSE FOR
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They're calling Lt. Governor for Nungesser already.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:26

Luigi Thirty: Apr 30, 2006; Emergency confection port.

Who's to blame for the Paris attacks? Young people!

quote:

Bob Geldof has issued a stark warning to millennials as the conflict in the Middle East rages and terror attacks blight Europe.

Geldof accused the generation that followed him of having blood on its hands when he took to the stage at the One Young World conference in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday.

The Boomtown Rats singer has been an outspoken campaigner for refugees and has forcefully criticised governments in the West for failing to do more to ease the crisis. He reacted to the growing unrest in the Middle East and the massacre that took place in Paris over the weekend with a sombre message for young people about the responsibility they now face.

�This generation, your generation, is already stained with blood. Your age group are the killers of Syria. The people your age are murdering people in Beirut, Sharm el Sheikh. And most immediately in our minds right now, those people who went to a pop concert in Paris, who tried to watch a football match, who went out with their girlfriends or their parents for a drink or a coffee, those people were killed by people of your generation.

Maybe if we just subtweeted ISIS more or snapchatted ISIS more this wouldn't have happened.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:32

Scott Forstall: Aug 16, 2003; MMM THAT FAUX LEATHER

http://elections.thelensnola.org/2015/gubernatorial-general/index.html#&detail_level=parishes&race=Governor

is updating regularly

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:33

Silly Burrito: Nov 27, 2007; SET A COURSE FOR
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Seeing a couple of people calling it for Bel Edwards, but there's still a lot of votes out.

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:34

Epic High Five: Jun 5, 2004

Luigi Thirty posted:

Who's to blame for the Paris attacks? Young people!

Maybe if we just subtweeted ISIS more or snapchatted ISIS more this wouldn't have happened.

Lol, a conference centering around an interest in youth in Bangkok, the jokes write themselves

More to the point, did he also spin it so that snake people had the blood of Vietnam on their hands, or would that interrupt his narrative

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:37

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Absurd Alhazred: Mar 27, 2010; by Athanatos

Silly Burrito posted:

They're calling Lt. Governor for Nungesser already.

Isn't that a bit rash with 11 out of 3000+ precincts reporting?

# ? Nov 22, 2015 03:42

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