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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Assad Policies Aided Rise of Islamic State Militant Group |
| 2014-08-23 |
| [ONLINE.WSJ] Islamic State, or ISIS, Gained Momentum Early On From Calculated Decision by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Go Easy on It |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 What a bullshit article. So this is Assad's fault? The Assad who Obama and McCain wanted to And the *cough* unexpected behavior of ISIL (despite our intrepid reporter's twits about ISIL rampaging a mostly Christian city) further enforces my humble suspicion that ISIL gassed those people. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-08-23 17:07 |
| #7 Just get the right Bush. If Iraq had been made into a parking lot in the First Gulf War, how much of this have evolved? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-08-23 12:13 |
| #6 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-08-23 12:05 |
| #5 Geez you guys. You all take dumb pills today???? IT'S BUSH'S FAULT!!! Do I need the {/sarc} tag?? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-08-23 11:13 |
| #4 Lets cut to the chase. It's all the fault of the Germans! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-08-23 10:40 |
| #3 Could just as easily said that Obumble and his policies or lack of them also aided the rise of ISIS. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-08-23 10:39 |
| #2 Yep, this article is dumb. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-08-23 08:53 |
| #1 Yep. If he, and the rest of Alawites just knelt and bend their neck---to make it easier to chop through, things would've been better. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-08-23 02:20 |