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nycbos

(6,038 posts)
3. While I hate the Orangeman with a passion...
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 07:31 PM
Mar 2017

... the civil war in Syria is a fight between two set of bad guys. On one hand you have Assad who kills his own people and you have jihadists who want to kill anyone of doesn't think like them.

 

Kentonio

(4,377 posts)
11. The actual rebels were oppressed people fighting that monster Assad
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 11:27 PM
Mar 2017

Who then got sold down the river and used as expendable tools by the west, like rebels in that region usually do. They're encouraged to rise up, then when they do they're left hung out to dry when they desperately need help, and then smeared when their cause is subverted by extremists. It's happened numerous times now.

lindysalsagal

(20,730 posts)
4. It's always been about syria.
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 07:44 PM
Mar 2017

Bush gave our military to the saudis, and fRump will try to give it to russia.

Republicans are traitors!

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
7. Does anyone else get the impression
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 07:50 PM
Mar 2017

Tillerson is tired of playing diplomat and just wants to get on with drilling for oil in Russia?

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