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2018-06-01 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US warns Assad that any attack against their forces in Syria will end badly for him

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Posted by Fred 2018-06-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Syria

#1 They're not democratic, they're Islamist.

What the F are we even doing in Syria?

Posted by Herb McCoy 2018-06-01 01:35|| 2018-06-01 01:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Good question, protecting Kurds?

Posted by jvalentour 2018-06-01 10:40|| 2018-06-01 10:40|| Front Page Top

#3 The US government is approaching a crossroads: do we actively help or hinder the partitioning of Syria into Assad-Land and the Turkish puppet-state forming in Idlib. A 'Republic of Northern Syria' to mirror their faux-republic in Cyprus.
At some point the Turkish Army is going to cross the border and attempt to annex all of Syria north of the Euphrates. Manbij, Adlib and soon all of the area will 'ethnically cleansed' of Kurds by Erdogan. The question is anyone other than Assad will even try to stop it?

Posted by magpie 2018-06-01 11:18|| 2018-06-01 11:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Herb nails it once again.

Posted by Besoeker 2018-06-01 11:56|| 2018-06-01 11:56|| Front Page Top

#5 PREDICTION:
When Putin annexes land populated with people who'd like to be Russian it's bad, but when Erdogan ethnic cleanses part of Kurdistan it'll be good/MSM on snooze.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-06-01 13:09|| 2018-06-01 13:09|| Front Page Top

#6 What the F are we even doing in Syria?

ISIS remains a threat to the entire civilized world. It was more of a threat when it was comquering Iraq and Syria. The Kurds have lavishly spent both blood and treasure in both countries to drive back the jihadis and protect those they attacked, despite most of those not being Kurds. Without Amreican and Coalition aid and support, the Kurds would have been crushed along with the rest, albeit a bit more slowly.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-06-01 14:18|| 2018-06-01 14:18|| Front Page Top

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