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pcernie

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Libya: US backs arming of government for IS fight

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36300525

I often wonder just what sort of weapons we provide in these scenarios. I have a Battle Royale notion where someone gets a paper fan and has to fend off IS...

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Mon May 16, 2016 8:59 pm

davrosG5

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Re: Libya: US backs arming of government for IS fight

It would seem nobody is paying any attention to history while making US policy.
Arming someone else so you don't have to send in your own people sounds attractive but it has a nasty history of coming round to bite you on the backside. Still, I'm sure it'll go sooo much better than it ended up working out in Iraq and Afghanistan. Third times a charm right?

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Tue May 17, 2016 8:31 am

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Re: Libya: US backs arming of government for IS fight


	davrosG5 wrote: It would seem nobody is paying any attention to history while making US policy. Arming someone else so you don't have to send in your own people sounds attractive but it has a nasty history of coming round to bite you on the backside. Still, I'm sure it'll go sooo much better than it ended up working out in Iraq and Afghanistan. Third times a charm right?

Well, we know what we’re doing now.

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Tue May 17, 2016 11:19 am

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Re: Libya: US backs arming of government for IS fight

"No, it'll be fine, we know what we did wrong last time."

Tue May 17, 2016 12:28 pm

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