Syria & Middle East News Catch-all | Lebanon Finally Elects a PM

[Paine]

 

[GeeWhy]

Dammit. I got the quote wrong. Google is my friend.

 

[Paine]

Dammit. I got the quote wrong.

I’ve watched that clip probably 1,000 times. It’s hilarious. I always imagine him saying: “and what is a leppo?”

 

[Calheel]

Northwestern Syria near the Mediterranean and Turkey.

 

[Calheel]

Northwestern Syria near the Mediterranean and Turkey.

Gee Why usually posts a joke.

It was an attempt to quote Gary Johnson.

 

[GeeWhy]

Gee Why usually posts a joke.

It was an attempt to quote Gary Johnson.

 

[Yosef]

Looks like how some Trump supporters celebrated here after the election (trucks with flags zooming around).

So you just compared Trump supporters to this.

 

[finesse]

Misguided ill educated fanatics following opportunistic leaders waving flags to celebrate? How could we?

 

[farce©]

So you just compared Trump supporters to this.

Do Trump supporters ride around with Trump flags on their trucks? Get out of here with your aggrieved nonsense.

 

[Yosef]

Do Trump supporters ride around with Trump flags on their trucks? Get out of here with your aggrieved nonsense.

 

[GeeWhy]

Now do boats. MAGAA!!

 

[Zoo_View]

I’d have gotten it if geewhy had written, “What is alleppo?”

 

[Geisterfahrer]

Wait, what? 2,030 Russian soldiers killed in one day? Wtf?

 

[GeeWhy]

I’d have gotten it if geewhy had written, “What is alleppo?”

What is a lie, Zoo? J/K. It was definitely my error. The first rule of Mock Club is, "Try not to seem dumb when mocking another's ignorance."

 

[korgguy1971]

What is a lie? J/K. It was definitely my error. The first rule of Mock Club is, "Try not to seem dumb when mocking another's ignorance."

Look at it this way - it could have been worse:

 

[nycfan]

So you just compared Trump supporters to this.

I (thought I) made clear just to the trucks with flags driving in circles through town in celebration, which definitely happened in my town.

 

[nycfan]

 

[Batt Boy]

What Syria’s Revived Civil War Means for the Region

The surprise rebel offensive that has seized Aleppo and threatens other regime-held territories could mark a further weakening of Iran's regional sway but also spur a new cycle of violence and instab…

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With Hezbollah neutered, Iran will have to play first fiddle this time if they want to prop up Assad.

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]