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2016-02-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

The Fall of Aleppo and the Ruin of American Foreign Policy

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-02-04 03:19|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 The offensive in Aleppo shows Obama has either gotten everything wrong or was dishonest to begin with.

The two outcomes are certainly not mutually exclusive.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-02-04 06:42|| 2016-02-04 06:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Richard F is a smart guy but he has some problems with this opinion piece.

1. At least part of Aleppo has been held by the Assad forces since the rebellion against Assad began. In fact, most of the time pro Assad forces held most of Aleppo. Thus when Assad forces make some incremental gains it is not "The Fall of Aleppo"

2. It certainly is true that the Free Syrian Army has taken a massive beating lately. However, given all the other forces in the battle (including anti Assad forces like ISIS and Al Nusra which also hate the FSA), the destruction of the FSA is inevitable in any case.

3. Which emails show incompetence in Syria? Richard doesn't mention which ones and so it is impossible to understand the basis of his 'real scandal' opinion.

Posted by lord garth 2016-02-04 08:24|| 2016-02-04 08:24|| Front Page Top

#3 The quality was better when he posted weekly.

Posted by Pappy 2016-02-04 18:17|| 2016-02-04 18:17|| Front Page Top

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