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EU slaps more sanctions on Syria
Yahoo/AP ^

Posted on 08/01/2011 4:07:30 PM PDT by nuconvert

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Germany, Britain, France and Portugal have tried unsuccessfully since April to get the U.N.'s most powerful body to condemn Syrian attacks on unarmed civilians.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: assad; eu; europeanunion; israel; syria; syrianprotests
Headline should read: Slaps hand of Syria
1 posted on 08/01/2011 4:07:35 PM PDT by nuconvert
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks nuconvert.

And the Hatter said, “it’s very easy to take more than nothing.”


2 posted on 08/01/2011 4:31:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: nuconvert
The toughest sanction was the ban on new Dr. Who episodes being aired by state television. EU gets tough!
4 posted on 08/01/2011 6:19:03 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: SunkenCiv

I am thinking the UN will put Syria on the Human Rights Committee with Iran.

/sarcasm


5 posted on 08/01/2011 6:19:55 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: nuconvert
Ooo......slaps on sanctions.

Yep. That'll do a lot of good, won't it now?

6 posted on 08/01/2011 7:29:24 PM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star winner!)
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To: nuconvert

Oooooh...sanctions...scary, scary...maybe they’ll send a strongly worded letter next....


7 posted on 08/01/2011 7:46:11 PM PDT by GenXteacher (He that hath no stomach for this fight, let him depart!)
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To: nuconvert

But if they really have teeth, then you’ll see videos of starving women, children and puppy dogs. Same thing happened in Saddam’s Iraq during sanctions.


8 posted on 08/01/2011 11:24:58 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today)
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To: nuconvert

Another headline could read: UN Security Council resolves to one day agree on the color of sh#$%%#t, but not today.


9 posted on 08/01/2011 11:28:33 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today)
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To: nuconvert

Another headline could read: UN Security Council resolves to one day agree on the color of sh#$%%#t, but not today.


10 posted on 08/02/2011 2:41:11 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today)
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To: nuconvert
Britain, France,...

I thought the reason for NATO involvement in Libya was to stop the potential slaugher of innocent civilians...at least that's what Obama said.

So why not get involved in Syria?....I mean using tanks on protesters seems rather harsh...doesn't it?

11 posted on 08/02/2011 9:54:14 AM PDT by LjubivojeRadosavljevic
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