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re: Obama Asks For $500 Million To Equip Syrian Rebels
Posted on 6/27/14 at 8:16 am to Bayou Sam
Posted on 6/27/14 at 8:16 am to Bayou Sam
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A simple read of the newspaper or any foreign policy analysis will show that the Free Syrian Army is not only different than ISIL, but they have also been fighting them and the Assad regime at the same time.
That is not what the initiative says. It says "vetted" groups. Who are these groups? You are assuming that it is the FSA. I think a quick perusal of Syrian opposition will show you the opposition itself is a very complex situation.
This conflict is drawing itself (roughly) along Ba'athist/Shia and Sunni lines. A sectarian war across (at least) two countries (it is not self contained in Syria - it is manifesting itself in Iraq as well).
This is something I do not want to get involved in.
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Posted on 6/27/14 at 8:22 am to Wolfhound45
The Baathists in Syria are Shia; the Baathists in Iraq are Sunni. The truth is that ISIL and Assad haven't been fighting in recent months until ISIL invaded Iraq. The reason: Assad knows that the FSA is the only possible group getting western, Saudi, and Turkish aid. So he's been bombing them while letting ISIL get stronger.
This is in a sense a Sunni/Shia proxy more. But it's more complicated than that. ISIL is also the enemy of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the Kurds, and generally all other Sunni (i.e., FSA) who don't want to live in theocratic tyranny.
This is in a sense a Sunni/Shia proxy more. But it's more complicated than that. ISIL is also the enemy of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the Kurds, and generally all other Sunni (i.e., FSA) who don't want to live in theocratic tyranny.
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