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11. "the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria"?!

Mon Jun 16, 2014, 03:28 PM

Jun 2014

Syria? As in the Syrian rebels that some here were all gung-ho to go in a fight for?!

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Quite True, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2014 #1

Why don't they just divvy up Iraq into thirds & be done with it? catbyte Jun 2014 #2

exactly... LOSE/LOSE situation for America... JCMach1 Jun 2014 #8

Or worse. moondust Jun 2014 #4

Not terrorists? How about mass murderers, then? WinkyDink Jun 2014 #5

al-Shabaab, not ISIS JCMach1 Jun 2014 #7

The war in Syria has a huge sectarian component as well, don't forget. amandabeech Jun 2014 #9

I need this drawn up as a chart to understand it fadedrose Jun 2014 #10

"the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria"?! KamaAina Jun 2014 #11

We were supposed to be supporting "moderate" Sunis, amandabeech Jun 2014 #12

Supposed to be. KamaAina Jun 2014 #13

Yes, I agree. Who knows what is going on. amandabeech Jun 2014 #14