The US seems keener to strike at Syria's Assad than it does to destroy Isis

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Syria is pretty much gone as an unified country.

[Mormolyce]

What ISIS?

Today they blew up the al-Nuri mosque where they declared their discount caliphate. Shame to lose a nearly 1,000 year old building, but that about wraps it up for them.

I found that comment from MSNBC very informative. Also it's quite worrying since it appears the US is slipping into a hot war with Syria/Iran/Russia

That's not a war. That's pest control.

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that is a lie fabricated by the CIA. there were documents about it leaked a while back, they've had his head in their targets for years.

Which of course you linked.

[Eggroll]

That's not a war. That's pest control.

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Can you please elaborate? I am confused. What do you mean by pest control? Who or what exactly is this "pest" you are talking about.

[satimy]

Blowing up ISIS doesnt make news but we are doing it a lot more that striking at Assad.

The Kurds have been close allies of the West for over 100 years they are a mixed religion culture that practices freedom of religion and rights for women.

Syria has attempted genocide against the Kurds for centuries even now Kurdish Syrians have no rights according to Syrian law. Iran and Iraq on the other hand eventually learned to life in peace with them and have given the Kurds autonomy and rights which is why Kurdish regions of these nations are safe and peaceful.

The Kurds are not Al Qaeda nor are they Muslim extremists. They are an abused and downtrodden people who have had enough of being kicked around.

The Kurds are archenemys of the Turks who are in NATO. We can't support them

[LordKain]

We're attacking Syria for the same reason we attacked Iraq...that sweet, sweet black gold.

But hey....if some of you want to believe that we're doing it to help the innocent Syrian people, then you'll believe that a reality tv "star" could become the pres.....oh wait.

[Gamer8585]

Not really surprised. Assad is the asshole that started this mess, ISIS has been trying to capitalize on the instability and institute their own regime of religious assholery.

Kurds seem to be the only group in the area worth supporting. Let them take both Raqqa and Damascus and play Yub-Nub on Assad and al-Baghdadi's skulls.

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The Kurds are archenemys of the Turks who are in NATO. We can't support them

The US have close relationship and support with the Kurds since the 1990s, nothing really new here.

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We're attacking Syria for the same reason we attacked Iraq...that sweet, sweet black gold.

Syria's oil production is a drop in the ocean, 0.5% at its maximum. Hell, New Zealand has more oil than Syria.

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The US have close relationship and support with the Kurds since the 1990s, nothing really new here.

If by close relationship you mean betraying them repeatedly then yes.

The Kurds are straw dogs. They smartened up a bit this time by saying to the Americans 'embed your forces with ours so the Turks don't bomb us or we are turning around from Raqqa' but apart from that, straw dogs.

[derpkitteh]

What?

He is made out to be a monster by the American media? Part of the reason American media sucks is for the exact opposite reason: they don't make him out to be the monster he is. But, i am not surprised since America is the reason he is even in power.

if he's such a monster, why did that boy that was filmed and photographed and splayed all over the media flee with his family to a government controlled area where they live in safety? because he's not, because all these attacks on civilians are being fabricated by the rebels. assad attacks a group of terrorists, they go in and unleash mustard gas of their own, kill their own, then bring in their liars to record it like it was targeted as civilians.

it's all fucking lies.

Which of course you linked.

if i can find it, i will. it was in the comments of an imgur post about that boy that was bloody and covered in soot in an ambulance.

that boy and his family are living safely in a government controlled city right now. they were threatened by the rebels to use for propaganda.

[Theodarzna]

Well America is trying to run a global Empire, and allegedly Assad is in the way so all those Syrians have to die under our Caliphate we are hoping to install.

Also America is the good guys! /s

[Nathreim]

The Kurds are archenemys of the Turks who are in NATO. We can't support them

Turkey should be kicked out of NATO for human rights violations. Their secret police take thousands of people. In 1994 3,200 Kurds and Assyrians were taken never to be seen again hell as we speak they are purging people and media outlets and have outlawed peaceful protests. Erdogan is a monster.

[Teri]

It's time for US to stop being the world's police officer outside of North America.

[Theodarzna]

We helped his father get in there, and watched him carry out bloody campaigns. But we are going to just forget that? Why?

Why were we involved in the first place?

[Crispin]

That would be true if we were fighting a traditional enemy with European values.

ISIS isnt my main concern, they're sideshow Bob in the Syria conflict.

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ISIS isnt my main concern, they're sideshow Bob in the Syria conflict.

I agree, Al-Qaeda are the big threat now, along with returning foreign fighters.

[zealo]

The Kurds are archenemys of the Turks who are in NATO. We can't support them

About the only reason the west is sucking up to Turkey is because of their geographical position. There is only one way out of the black sea towards the Mediterranean for Russias warm water naval access, and that goes right by Istanbul.

In other regards, the turks are no better than the kurds with how Turkey has been treating the kurds.

[Kellhound]

It's a terrible idea, to let Military men make decisions in situations where diplomacy should be the go to solution.

The time for diplomacy has both passed and not yet here. Military action is the best solution for US interests at this junction in time.

[Theodarzna]

Because we were? You mean to ask how, i suppose. Because we started coups back in the 50s to overthrow any democratically leader. Our handpicked leaders were also thrown in coups. The power vacuum we created was taken over by Assad. I believe we just had an understanding with him for the longest time, but he wasn't handpicked by us. I know some who staunchly believe that he was, indeed, handpicked by us like the leaders we chose in the 50s coups.

Maybe we should stop getting involved.

[Jingoism]

Obviously. The Kurds are tools of the Israelis, so the US unfortunately assists them.

[Skroe]

Maybe we should stop getting involved.

Not at this point. It is in our best interest to mold a desirable outcome for the US and the West.

Right now that means doing pretty much what we're doing. It's been cheap for the US so far so no reason that we can't carry on for some time to come.