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2023-09-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

The US is trapped in Syria's complex mosaic

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Posted by trailing wife 2023-09-11 01:02|| || Front Page|| [17 views ] Top

#1 Well, the 'walk away' strategy worked for AFG.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-09-11 08:54|| 2023-09-11 08:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Foggy Bottom children like playing at Game of Thrones, and the MIC loves the profits it creates.
If they actually had to risk the lives of people they care about or define precisely what explicit national security threat is being addressed in Syria's internal, struggles, they would just spew predictable talking points some contractor wrote for them.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-09-11 13:18|| 2023-09-11 13:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Trapped? US forces are there to kill ISIS. The only people who can't walk away are the Syrians and Russians.

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-09-11 13:21|| 2023-09-11 13:21|| Front Page Top

#4 I think the US is trapped in our State Department's complex mosaic which is a far more serious problem than Syria could ever be.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-09-11 14:27|| 2023-09-11 14:27|| Front Page Top

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