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Will we then be in fact supporting Assad and fighting the rebels we had a hand in arming in the first place?
superman2012
reply to post by Bassago
Will we then be in fact supporting Assad and fighting the rebels we had a hand in arming in the first place?
Should have kept fighting Al-Queda like everyone else over there instead of arming/funding them. Oh well, how else would the US create terrorists if not to fund them and then drop them like a hot rock?
SLAYER69
gotya
You understand.
It has nothing to do with the loss of life. It's all about money.
Exactly
Oil pipelines, Russian Arms sales to Assad etc etc etc. But somehow, I think you were looking for another perpetrator....
Bassago
Not happy huh? So what are they going to do about it?
NotApplicable
reply to post by Bassago
Who saw this coming? Back and forth we go, where we stop... who knows.
Anyone care to guess on which country becomes the focal point for the media after Syria?
N/A
FlyersFan
Bassago
Not happy huh? So what are they going to do about it?
They are Al Qaeda and Muslim Brotherhood ... so they'll butcher people and scream that they hate the West, and that they want a caliphate, no matter what we do. That's what they'll do about it ... continue to be themselves.
justwokeup
You don't believe its that simple do you? I know the quality of your contributions here.
Everybody has been jostling for a piece of the pie. (Russia, Iran, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UK, USA, Turkey). Its all about money on ALL sides.
Nobody cares about the dead syrians except the general populations of the countries where it suits the position of the rulers for them to feel that way. If it didn't suit it wouldn't be on the news 24 hours. If it wasn't useful or it was embarrassing you would have to scratch up reports on the internet (like the current situation in Libya).
This whole thing with the Chemical weapons deal is a way to put things back into a face saving stalemate for the USA and Russia (the big dogs). Its a way for both to back away from a situation where outright conflict was becoming possible.
The Rebels and Assad can now slug it out on the ground with whatever support can be poured in, maybe grind up another 100k people before its done. No government cares about that, only who wins and who benefits from the winner.