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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by sangnoir on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @03:09AM (#36768894)
> The US was hardly bombing Syria at all, it just bombed Libya.

I was mostly thinking of Syria and Daesh, and had forgotten about Libya. A non-insignificant chunk of refugees headed to Europe transit through Libya - which didn't use to be the case before Gaddafi was deposed.

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Re:the US economy and the EU were the same size in 2008, the... by networkchad on Tuesday July 18, 2023 @03:50AM (#36769171)
Relevant:

https://www.businessinsider.com/qaddafi-warns-france-if-i-go...

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