Syria Disintegrating: Part 2

[Admiral Yi]

I'm assuming that's Bashir's trophy wife.

[Ed Anger]

Bashir should realize he would get a +2 DRM on his attack dicerolls if he releases chemical weapons.

And I'd give his wife sanctuary.

[Viking]

Bashir should realize he would get a +2 DRM on his attack dicerolls if he releases chemical weapons.

And I'd give his wife sanctuary.

But what is the DRM for the NATO entry roll if he uses chemical weapons?

[Ed Anger]

Bashir should realize he would get a +2 DRM on his attack dicerolls if he releases chemical weapons.

And I'd give his wife sanctuary.

But what is the DRM for the NATO entry roll if he uses chemical weapons?

All Syrian Gov't defense values drop to "1"

Assad rolls on the leader survival table each turn (2D6)

1-6: Hunkered in the bunker. A-OK.
7-8: Family member gets popped.
9-10: Prayer to Allah answered. Another turn staying alive
11: American Bunker Penetrator turns him into puree
12: Assad is dragged out of his bunker by rebels. He takes a knife in the anus. His wife takes a pounding from the rebels.

[CountDeMoney]

However the method seem to confirm fears that the country now hosts a good amount of radicals, and we are likely to see a change of figurehead and tribe in control, not a system change.

Apparently the late reports are stating that the parties responsible had planted an explosive device, as opposed to early reports of a suicide bomber.

In any case, they scored a hat trick on this one.

[citizen k]

 celebrations in Idlib:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMYp9SyVQD0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzZGRdu3APw

[jimmy olsen]

Assad has retreated to the Alawite heartland to direct the fight.

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/19/12829456-syrias-assad-reportedly-directs-counterattack-from-tribal-heartland-as-rebels-stream-into-capital

[Tamas]

OMG it turns out, there are people out there who think Assad is the hero of the opressed national rule's fight against evil globalism (and the jews of course).

One of them even wrote a tiny article about this on the online edition of the main right-sided newspaper in Hungary.

Fucking ignorant asswipes. A lot of ignorant people must think in good-evil, black-white terms. If the rebels' are questionable-motivated tribals, then Assad must be a hero in shining armor.

[CountDeMoney]

LOL, Russia and China at it again, cock-blocking the Security Council on sanctions "just because".

[Razgovory]

OMG it turns out, there are people out there who think Assad is the hero of the opressed national rule's fight against evil globalism (and the jews of course).

One of them even wrote a tiny article about this on the online edition of the main right-sided newspaper in Hungary.

Fucking ignorant asswipes. A lot of ignorant people must think in good-evil, black-white terms. If the rebels' are questionable-motivated tribals, then Assad must be a hero in shining armor.

I'm trying to figure out who I'm rooting for in this one.  The rebels have all sorts of unpleasant elements in their ranks.  On the other hand, Assad is trained as a doctor...

[derspiess]

LOL, Russia and China at it again, cock-blocking the Security Council on sanctions "just because".

I do wonder when either of them will realize that international politics is not necessarily a zero-sum game.

[Razgovory]

LOL, Russia and China at it again, cock-blocking the Security Council on sanctions "just because".

I do wonder when either of them will realize that international politics is not necessarily a zero-sum game.

I think they take a very mercenary approach to foreign policy.  In the US people debate if this will help the region, or the people of Syria, or the peace process etc.  I think the Russians and the Chinese ask "Will this help us".

[Tamas]

LOL, Russia and China at it again, cock-blocking the Security Council on sanctions "just because".

I do wonder when either of them will realize that international politics is not necessarily a zero-sum game.

not sure what you mean, it is pretty easy in their case: they cannot really have the Sec. Council declare that it is okay and support-worthy for muslim tribes to rebel against their overlords. Both China and Russia would have massive potential problems if that becomes modus operandi.

We may debate the relevance of precedence in this case, but I think this is the main reason for them being an ass over this.
And it's old reflexes as well. Just think 1849, when the Hungarians officially threw the Habsburgs out - we were 34 years after Napoleon yet the Russkies couldn't allow this because they had millions of Polacks to oppress. So they moved in and crushed the Magyars.

[CountDeMoney]

LOL, Russia and China at it again, cock-blocking the Security Council on sanctions "just because".

I do wonder when either of them will realize that international politics is not necessarily a zero-sum game.

Of course not;  we're going on how many decades now of offering absolutely nothing to the concept of international collective security and cooperation?  The US ambassador was rather pointed during her press conference about their votes.

Honestly, I really believe the only reason those nations even belong to the United Nations is so their diplomatic corps has a nice place to crash and shop in Manhattan.

[CountDeMoney]

Fuck it.  Let NATO ramp up Libya Part Deux.