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originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: MrSpad
In the end, we have a coalition whose active members consist of Western nations.
We hear all the time that 'moderate' Muslims oppose ISIS.
Now we can see just how much they really oppose ISIS.
Hopefully someone starts paying attention to that.
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: MrSpad
In the end, we have a coalition whose active members consist of Western nations.
We hear all the time that 'moderate' Muslims oppose ISIS.
Now we can see just how much they really oppose ISIS.
Hopefully someone starts paying attention to that.
If the West bombs Islamic State militants in Syria without consulting Damascus, LiveLeak reports that the anti-ISIS alliance may use the occasion to launch airstrikes against President Bashar Assad’s forces, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Clearly comprehending that Obama's new strategy against ISIS in Syria is all about pushing the Qatar pipeline through (as was the impetus behind the 2013 intervention push), Russia is pushing back noting that the it is using ISIS as a pretext for bombing Syrian government forces and warning that "such a development would lead to a huge escalation of conflict in the Middle East and North Africa."
originally posted by: Agent_USA_Supporter
a reply to: MrSpad
The FSA moderate Muslims ? REALLY? REALLY? Since when?
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq have all joined the coalition.
LOL What a lovely bunch of Democratic couples.
None of the Arab participants said precisely what they would do, and it remained unclear whether any would join the United States in mounting the airstrikes.
(CNSNews.com) - NBC News Correspondent Richard Engel, reporting live from Kurdistan in northern Iraq Wednesday night, said U.S. troops are on the ground in Iraq and avoiding reporters. "I know there are already American boots on the ground where I am now," Engel told MSNBC. "They are not necessarily firing their rifles or kicking down doors, and we're not going on embeds with these troops.
The problem is, there aren't many local partners:
There are some in northern Iraq, the Kurds. "But in Syria, there aren't any local partners; they're fictitious partners that he's talking about," Engel said.