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Old 09-05-2013, 07:31 AM   #65
Jim in CT
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Originally Posted by spence View Post
We're talking about localized action here, not a long-term defence strategy...very different things.

-spence
So why can an international coalition work as a defensive deterrent against the Soviet Union, but not against pip-squeak Syria?

Enlighten me.

It's common sense Spence. Most people (not all, but most) can be controlled with a sufficient threat of force.
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