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In reply to the discussion: Russia has started bombing ISIS/coordinating with Syrian gov. [View all]KamaAina
(78,249 posts)45. Actually, it's the Russians who just sat on their hands for too long.
Syria had close ties to the Soviet Union, which viewed it an an antidote to U.S. ally Israel. Often, when Syrians went abroad to study, it was to the USSR, most often to Russia, as Moscow and then-Leningrad were centers of learning and culture then as now.
Of course, the last time the USSR/Russia got involved in the Middle East, in Afghanistan, it was a disaster that many credit with bringing about the fall of the USSR. Perhaps the delay can be attributed to "Afghanistan syndrome", like our "Vietnam syndrome".
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I'm not sure I am unhappy about all of this. I think we should let the Russian's own it.
stevenleser
Sep 2015
#1
Your posts are a rapidly accelerating gish gallop of unfocused points and accusations.
stevenleser
Sep 2015
#22
As always, trying to mischaracterize other folks posts laughing at your lack of logic
stevenleser
Sep 2015
#32
you were an apologist for Gaddafi and now for Assad. And for the homophobic fascist Putin
uhnope
Sep 2015
#113
It's stunning how people refuse to admit Bush started this. It would be too hard to
bettyellen
Sep 2015
#37
For some folks, when the truth doesn't suit their agenda, it's OK to just make stuff up.
stevenleser
Sep 2015
#39
I'm not the one who can't get right the group that started the Iraq war. You've changed it several
stevenleser
Sep 2015
#47
You need to calm down. We've seen dozens of posts here laying this all at HRC and BO's feet with no
bettyellen
Sep 2015
#56
Happy? angry? You flatter yourself. And babble on about the east as if someone
bettyellen
Sep 2015
#69
And without a point. Reread that persons posts and see if you can detect an overall
stevenleser
Sep 2015
#82
The point is to derail towards some imaginary conversation they'd prefer to have.
bettyellen
Oct 2015
#125
"Russia is bombing the fuck out of opponents to the brutal dictator Assad"
Jesus Malverde
Sep 2015
#92
you think it's funny that moderate opponents are being slaughtered and you call them terrorists?
uhnope
Sep 2015
#97
We did a lot more than just train the rebels - we flew bombing missions just like Russia and
karynnj
Sep 2015
#5
Even before the first shot was fired in Daraa on 3/18/11, the opposition was armed
leveymg
Sep 2015
#64
Thank you for dissecting the convenient narrative of all this all began.
Comrade Grumpy
Sep 2015
#114
Yes, take it with our blessing. What will be interesting going forward is...
stevenleser
Sep 2015
#28
Russia is there to shore up Assad. There's little sign they're going after ISIS as opposed
geek tragedy
Sep 2015
#66
most governments will try to maintain power when faced with violent revolution.
killbotfactory
Oct 2015
#133
Not only Congress, but the American people as well. Some of us have "selective" memories, or....
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2015
#80