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Attack on a market in Douma, Damascus, 12 August: ‘Assad is the cause of Syria’s legitimacy crisis… his barrel bombs and starvation sieges are gifts of incalculable value to Isis.’ Photograph: Bassam Khabieh/Reuters

Attack on a market in Douma, Damascus, 12 August: ‘Assad is the cause of Syria’s legitimacy crisis… his barrel bombs and starvation sieges are gifts of incalculable value to Isis.’ Photograph: Bassam Khabieh/Reuters

1 posted on 08/13/2015 1:53:03 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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...In Iraq Isis has the advantage of local allies: Sunni Arabs disenfranchised by Maliki and his Iranian backers.

ISII is giving us the purple finger? Who'da thunk it? AFP is FUBAR

5 posted on 08/13/2015 4:58:45 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: SunkenCiv

Perhaps the ‘Rats & Repubs can personally go to Iraq and make IS take down their flag.

America’s finest died for these pukes?


6 posted on 08/13/2015 5:02:18 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: SunkenCiv

Defeating Isis in Syria is essential to prevent catastrophe, which is why the democrats are putting all their effort into #BlackLiesMatter and other fake causes.


7 posted on 08/13/2015 5:52:33 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Not our fight(s).

Sunnis and Shias have been at each other’s throats (literally) for over 1,000 years. Toss in dozens if not hundreds of local factional/tribal/family feuds, some of them ongoing for hundreds of years.

In short, the people of the region have been having various civil and religious wars for as long as anyone can remember. And not a single one would not turn on us in an instant (and have done) if we attempt to intervene in any way, even for humanitarian purposes.

‘Nation building’ my @ss.

Just say no.


8 posted on 08/13/2015 7:26:14 AM PDT by Lorianne
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To: SunkenCiv

Last week General Ray Odierno retired after 39 years in the Army and on his way out said President Obama has never spoken directly with him about a plan to defeat ISIS.


10 posted on 08/19/2015 8:58:30 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
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