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This is exactly what Russia wanted, I don't quite understand why Trump made this decision without any concessions from Syria or Russia. You can discuss all day how we got here and who is at fault but this makes absolutely no sense.
Yes, it makes no sense to stop arming ISIS and Al Qaeda in places like Syria, Libya, etc...
Who cares if Obama's weapons dispersal programs were a waste of tax payer money, prolonged a civil war meaning more civilian deaths, or are used by ISIS to collect sex slaves to rape.
The point is, that Obamas weapons for all program could have created another power vacuum for moderate terrorist rebels to fill and Trump is blocking that with the naïve notion that Assad is better than ISIS.
All thinking Americans, ISIS, and Al Qaeda long for the days of Barack Obama.
This is exactly what Russia wanted, I don't quite understand why Trump made this decision without any concessions from Syria or Russia. You can discuss all day how we got here and who is at fault but this makes absolutely no sense.
Yes that's exactly "what Russia wanted."
Because Assad is Russia's ally.
Russians didn't say a word/didn't do a thing when Iraq went up in smoke, and so did Libya.
But Russians DO have their interests in Syria, hence this time around the regular scenario of "getting- rid- of horrible- dictator- and- replacing- him-with- *democratic- government*" isn't quite working.
With that being said, the only reason one would want to unseat Assad, is to give control of Syria to such "democratic allies" of the US as Saudi Arabia and Qatar in order to control the gas inflow to Europe.
Because THIS would mean that Europeans ( Germany first of all) would have to heed to American commands when they tell Europeans to "drop any ties with Russia." Because that pesky Putin is using the natural resources as a "political weapon of his choice." And Russia is not supposed to "use anything" in her own geopolitical interests - it supposed to choke and die long time ago already.
So this was the original plan under the democrats.
However Republicans ( with Trump at the helm) see things differently.
They are much more concerned with the forces that are unleashed in order to topple Russia - i.e. Islamic fundamentalism, and are much less concerned with Russia itself under the circumstances.
Which, quiet honestly makes much more sense.
Yes that's exactly "what Russia wanted."
Because Assad is Russia's ally.
Russians didn't say a word/didn't do a thing when Iraq went up in smoke, and so did Libya.
But Russians DO have their interests in Syria, hence this time around the regular scenario of "getting- rid- of horrible- dictator- and- replacing- him-with- *democratic- government*" isn't quite working.
With that being said, the only reason one would want to unseat Assad, is to give control of Syria to such "democratic allies" of the US as Saudi Arabia and Qatar in order to control the gas inflow to Europe.
Because THIS would mean that Europeans ( Germany first of all) would have to heed to American commands when they tell Europeans to "drop any ties with Russia." Because that pesky Putin is using the natural resources as a "political weapon of his choice." And Russia is not supposed to "use anything" in her own geopolitical interests - it supposed to choke and die long time ago already.
So this was the original plan under the democrats. However Republicans ( with Trump at the helm) see things differently.
They are much more concerned with the forces that are unleashed in order to topple Russia - i.e. Islamic fundamentalism, and are much less concerned with Russia itself under the circumstances.
Which, quiet honestly makes much more sense.
NO THEY DO NOT. You missed McCain's condemnation of these actions?
NO THEY DO NOT. You missed McCain's condemnation of these actions?
All right, I'll take it back.
SOME do and SOME don't.
As much as probably not ALL Democrats are unanimously agree on a number of things, the whole "Russia" thing including.
P.S. McCain of course is a war monger. (Whether he is a Republican or Democrat in this case is less important.) That's why he was all over the place in Ukraine during the coup d'etat.
All right, I'll take it back.
SOME do and SOME don't.
As much as probably not ALL Democrats are unanimously agree on a number of things, the whole "Russia" thing including.
P.S. McCain of course is a war monger. (Whether he is a Republican or Democrat in this case is less important.) That's why he was all over the place in Ukraine during the coup d'etat.
Obama is unable to go into Syria to start with without the support of the GOP.
We should have never armed them in the first place. Besides the Kurds they're all sketchy! The majority are isis & al-queda & al-nusra linked groups. Once the rebels over throw Assad they will put in place an even worse government and use the arms we gave them against us and our allies.
Congress and the media were so weak-handed with Obama. Obama rejected the legal views of both the top lawyer in his own DOJ and the Pentagon, ignored his own words on the matter as a candidate and Biden's to conduct military strikes that were illegal.
Obama gave congress and the Constitution two twin birds and the media largely looked the other way (because they are mostly partisan) while the "anti-war Democrats" pretended they were clueless and the Republicans tucked their tails.
Congress and the media were so weak-handed with Obama. Obama rejected the legal views of both the top lawyer in his own DOJ and the Pentagon, ignored his own words on the matter as a candidate and Biden's to conduct military strikes that were illegal.
Obama gave congress and the Constitution two twin birds and the media largely looked the other way (because they are mostly partisan) while the "anti-war Democrats" pretended they were clueless and the Republicans tucked their tails.
As I said, US war crimes do not excuse Russian and Syrian war crimes.
I assume by war crimes you mean the Aleppo campaign. Guess what? The war over Aleppo is over, or would you rather have the meat grinder slowly but surely continue today. Hiroshima was bombed to finish it once and for all. You do what you have to do.
I assume by war crimes you mean the Aleppo campaign. Guess what? The war over Aleppo is over, or would you rather have the meat grinder slowly but surely continue today. Hiroshima was bombed to finish it once and for all. You do what you have to do.
Surely we won't continue to allow Assad do this to his people can we?
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