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Culprits of what? Russia and Iran are not trying to destabilize and take over the country - by forming, arming, and financing terrorist groups from within and

Culprits of what? Russia and Iran are not trying to destabilize and take over the country - by forming, arming, and financing terrorist groups from within and from outside. They did not bring this conflict to Syria, nor the resulting destruction.

davidw 11y ago
One of the reasons I hate these kinds of discussions is that they are so boring and simplistic. The notion that "it's all the US' fault!" seems to always rear its head. I'm not a fan of a lot of US foreign policy, but people like Assad and Putin are 'not very nice people' to put it mildly, and have done more than their fair share to cause problems in Syria. Russia has a direct interest in Syria, BTW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_naval_facility_in_Tartus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_naval_facility_in_Tart...
- powertower 11y ago
  If you are curious about what the other side sees this as, this is a decent write-up - http://www.globalresearch.ca/why-syrians-support-bashar-al-assad/5405208 http://www.globalresearch.ca/why-syrians-support-bashar-al-a...
  - davidw 11y ago
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/11840713/Russian-troops-fighting-alongside-Assads-army-against-Syrian-rebels.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/1... reports of actual Russian troops fighting in Syria...
  - hrez 11y ago
    Let me just quote http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Globalresearch.ca http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Globalresearch.ca "While many of Globalresearch's articles discuss legitimate humanitarian or environmental concerns, the site has a strong undercurrent of reality warping throughout its pages, especially in relation to taking its news from sources such as Russia Today RT[2] and Press TV.[3] Its view of science, the economy and geopolitics seems to be broadly conspiracist. Whenever someone makes a remarkable claim and cites Globalresearch, they are almost certainly wrong."
  - davidgerard 11y ago
    "North Korea, a Land of Human Achievement, Love and Joy" http://www.globalresearch.ca/north-korea-a-land-of-human-achievement-love-and-joy/5344960 http://www.globalresearch.ca/north-korea-a-land-of-human-ach... — everything you need to know about Globalresearch in a nutshell.

davidw 11y ago

One of the reasons I hate these kinds of discussions is that they are so boring and simplistic. The notion that "it's all the US' fault!" seems to always rear its head. I'm not a fan of a lot of US foreign policy, but people like Assad and Putin are 'not very nice people' to put it mildly, and have done more than their fair share to cause problems in Syria. Russia has a direct interest in Syria, BTW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_naval_facility_in_Tartus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_naval_facility_in_Tart...

powertower 11y ago
If you are curious about what the other side sees this as, this is a decent write-up - http://www.globalresearch.ca/why-syrians-support-bashar-al-assad/5405208 http://www.globalresearch.ca/why-syrians-support-bashar-al-a...
- davidw 11y ago
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/11840713/Russian-troops-fighting-alongside-Assads-army-against-Syrian-rebels.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/1... reports of actual Russian troops fighting in Syria...
- hrez 11y ago
  Let me just quote http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Globalresearch.ca http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Globalresearch.ca "While many of Globalresearch's articles discuss legitimate humanitarian or environmental concerns, the site has a strong undercurrent of reality warping throughout its pages, especially in relation to taking its news from sources such as Russia Today RT[2] and Press TV.[3] Its view of science, the economy and geopolitics seems to be broadly conspiracist. Whenever someone makes a remarkable claim and cites Globalresearch, they are almost certainly wrong."
- davidgerard 11y ago
  "North Korea, a Land of Human Achievement, Love and Joy" http://www.globalresearch.ca/north-korea-a-land-of-human-achievement-love-and-joy/5344960 http://www.globalresearch.ca/north-korea-a-land-of-human-ach... — everything you need to know about Globalresearch in a nutshell.