Foreign Affairs

HassleCat

(6,409 posts) Fri Oct 2, 2015, 12:36 AM Oct 2015

If you can figure out this one...

What is going on in Syria? Does anyone really know? The US and Russia appear to be bombing in opposition t each other, but this article seems to say they're cooperating to ensure the safety of their air crews. Really? Anyway, I certainly hope we can stay out of it as much as possible.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-troops-to-join-syria-war-russia-bombs-group-trained-by-cia/ar-AAf0yc9?li=AAa0dzB&ocid=iehp

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If you can figure out this one... (Original Post) HassleCat Oct 2015 OP

Ask the refugees. Maybe once they get past their PTSDs, they might be able to tell you. Cleita Oct 2015 #1

It's what is known as a cluster fuck. Didn't Obama ask Congress to authorize doc03 Oct 2015 #2

It's not terribly complicated Scootaloo Oct 2015 #3

Yeah, I can figure it out. We're the biggest merchant of death on this earth. PatrickforO Oct 2015 #4

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

1. Ask the refugees. Maybe once they get past their PTSDs, they might be able to tell you.

Reply to HassleCat (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 12:44 AM

Oct 2015

The situation is very sad IMHO and nobody really knows who is right.

doc03

(35,327 posts)

2. It's what is known as a cluster fuck. Didn't Obama ask Congress to authorize

Reply to HassleCat (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 12:45 AM

Oct 2015

military action there a couple years ago and they refused to bring it up for a vote?

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

3. It's not terribly complicated

Reply to HassleCat (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 01:20 AM

Oct 2015

Russia is working on behalf of the Syrian government, and is basically treating all the insurgent groups as valid targets.

The US is actively trying to overthrow the Syrian government, and regards some insurgent groups to be "freedom fighters."

PatrickforO

(14,570 posts)

4. Yeah, I can figure it out. We're the biggest merchant of death on this earth.

Reply to HassleCat (Original post)

Fri Oct 2, 2015, 01:24 AM

Oct 2015

Part of the CIA's job seems to be to foment hatred against the US so that our war industries can keep making money. All part of the deep state. We're just mushrooms - our taxes are stripped from programs that would actually help us to finance war.

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