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re: Frontline.. Syrian conflict
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:16 pm to Stingray
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:16 pm to Stingray
We truly only half arse it it arming them, we are giving them tow anti tank guns, Russian arms including automatic weapons, mortars and some limited small rockets akin to mortars.. What I did find interesting is that we are in small batches, training them in other countries but are not training or providing any anti aircraft support.. That's the thing they won't the most.
I won't pretend to really have an answer as to what we should be doing but eventually we will just piss off the rebels and I get the sense that even the moderates despise us and feel used. Not a good policy IMO. I feel like the whole conflict is beyond our current capabilities and reach, leading to the conclusion that we should have stayed out of it from the beginning.
I won't pretend to really have an answer as to what we should be doing but eventually we will just piss off the rebels and I get the sense that even the moderates despise us and feel used. Not a good policy IMO. I feel like the whole conflict is beyond our current capabilities and reach, leading to the conclusion that we should have stayed out of it from the beginning.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:54 pm to TROLA
The Syrian conflict epitomizes how convoluted middle eastern politics really is.
This is where the lines are drawn:
Pro Assad
Russia
Iran
Hezbollah
China (kinda but not really)
Pro Insurgency
Al Qaeda
"The West"
Saudi and almost the entire Arab World
It's an indicator of how much Sunni's really hate the Shiite's. The US will certainly be on the right side of history by supporting Sunni regimes (such as Saudi).
This is where the lines are drawn:
Pro Assad
Russia
Iran
Hezbollah
China (kinda but not really)
Pro Insurgency
Al Qaeda
"The West"
Saudi and almost the entire Arab World
It's an indicator of how much Sunni's really hate the Shiite's. The US will certainly be on the right side of history by supporting Sunni regimes (such as Saudi).
This post was edited on 5/27/14 at 11:56 pm
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