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In reply to the discussion: Russia has started bombing ISIS/coordinating with Syrian gov. [View all]Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)94. The monster was created by our friends.
If you want somebody who will fight to death against Hezbolla...you go after zealots.
Why would our friends create a monster?
The end of the Assad regime would sever Hezbollahs lifeline to Iran, eliminate a long-standing threat to Israel, bolster Lebanons sovereignty and independence, and inflict a strategic defeat on the Iranian regime. It would be a geopolitical success of the first order. More than all of the compelling moral and humanitarian reasons, this is why Assad cannot be allowed to succeed and remain in power: We have a clear national security interest in his defeat. And that alone should incline us to tolerate a large degree of risk in order to see that this goal is achieved.
http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2012/3/post-e460be36-c488-e7de-8c38-64c3751adfce
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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