Russia, China resist U.N. Syria sanctions push: envoys, page 1


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Topic started on 27-8-2011 @ 01:32 AM by Nspekta
The United States, Britain, France, Germany and Portugal have circulated a draft resolution that calls for sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, influential members of his family and close associates. They say they want to put it to a vote as soon as possible.

The measures are not as severe as U.S. sanctions in place and a proposed expansion of European Union steps against Damascus that would forbid the import of Syrian oil.


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Hmm... Does anyone think that Russia and China might be a little more forceful about denouncing any sanctions against these countries after the Libya fiasco? I kinda hope that Russia and/or China (perferably both) veto these proposed sanctions that will most likely lead to some sort of air strikes (if they arent already happening) and if thats the case, expect to see NATO continue its destruction and pillaging of countries...

Your thoughts?!


reply posted on 27-8-2011 @ 01:35 AM by Gravity215
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Both of these countries are as bad if not worse than NATO. I would think everything they do is in their own power structures interested as well as probably part of the big picture power players interests.


reply posted on 27-8-2011 @ 01:38 AM by Nspekta
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They may or may not be the most outstanding countries, however they are not involved in these illegal wars are they? whatever your reason for not liking the Russians or Chinese, they are not bombing innocent civilians in Libya or backing a rebel group that includes many admited members of Al-qaeda!



reply posted on 27-8-2011 @ 01:42 AM by billy197300
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My thought, hmmmm. Hypothetical here. What if Canadians decided to stage a peaceful protest of some kind. TPTB decided they would put a stop to it by shelling the protesters with Canadian warships. Would you not welcome, at the very least, sanctions on those that bombed your friends and family?


reply posted on 27-8-2011 @ 02:18 AM by Gravity215
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They may or may not be the most outstanding countries, however they are not involved in these illegal wars are they? whatever your reason for not liking the Russians or Chinese, they are not bombing innocent civilians in Libya or backing a rebel group that includes many admited members of Al-qaeda!


They are pretty much the same, they just have different methods and different requirements. The invasion of Georgia as well as funding insurgence in Ukraine, and China's brutal invasion of Tibet and Tiananmen Square to name some simple examples of just how brutal communists governments that don't have to appease the public can be.

When NATO countries do their invading, they do so by stealth and spin, its exactly the same thing.

All i can see coming out of this is in the future more power for the UN so that future 'police actions' dont get blocked.
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reply posted on 27-8-2011 @ 03:56 AM by LifeInDeath
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Neither China nor Russia is communist anymore. Russia doesn't even pretend to be since the USSR ended. China might still give lip service to the word "communist," but they operate an economic and social system that is very, VERY far from it these days. I don't know if there is a word for what China is, now. You can say they are both totalitarian, sure, but not communist.


reply posted on 27-8-2011 @ 10:25 AM by ErEhWoN
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they are not bombing innocent civilians in Libya or backing a rebel group that includes many admited members of Al-qaeda!


Your so right. Why bother bombing innocent civilians thousands of miles away when you can do the same slowly over time to your own populace.

NATO should learn from this and bomb their own people, just like upstanding citizens of the world China.

Tiananmen

Would save some fuel, and is greener (less of carbon footprint).

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