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2016-12-14 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

The lessons of Aleppo’s long, pointless siege

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Posted by badanov 2016-12-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. ---Winston Churchill

Posted by magpie 2016-12-14 01:08|| 2016-12-14 01:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Peter Apps is Reuters global affairs columnist. The opinions expressed here are his own

Yeah, no doubt, if I ran Reuters and saw this poo-juice submitted I would also put this disclaimer at the beginning of the article as well.

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-12-14 11:15|| 2016-12-14 11:15|| Front Page Top

#3 That might have been dangerous for the rest of the world. But it would have offered at least a limited salvation for those still fighting in Aleppo.

Doesn't enter his "brain" that he's part of the rest of the world?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-12-14 11:42|| 2016-12-14 11:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Really. Should have elected Hillary! so the world could incinerate itself for the sake of a coffee break before they started killing teammates.

No brains, just feelz. Though I do appreciate the faint damning of Obama and Kerry, though unintentional.

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-12-14 12:51|| 2016-12-14 12:51|| Front Page Top

#5 European nations still want some kind of political transition deal to remove the Syrian leader, something Washington now seems much less likely to support.
The European Elites want a foreign intervention in Syria that is effective, humane, and cheap. Pick one. If they do not want to get their own hands dirty they should be silent.

Posted by magpie 2016-12-14 17:51|| 2016-12-14 17:51|| Front Page Top

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