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Russia backed Assad in Syria, who attacked his own citizens with chemical weapons. Their main strategy was to target the moderate anti government factions, so

Russia backed Assad in Syria, who attacked his own citizens with chemical weapons. Their main strategy was to target the moderate anti government factions, so the longer the war went on, the less attractive options were available for backing anti government groups. And let's not forget about Russian meddling in Ukraine, and annexing Crimea. Probably not the only stuff they've done, but it's what comes to mind.

arethuza 7y ago
Also the Russian use of chemical and radiological weapons against individuals within the UK.
- gdy 7y ago
  "Alleged", you missed that word.
- gdy 7y ago
  And how does it compare with million dead Iraqis?
gdy 7y ago
And the US allies created ISIS. Pretty clear which side to support, don't you think? Russian meddling in Ukraine has cost hundred times less lives than American adventures in Iraq. And Crimea has been Russian for over two hundred years before it was reassigned to the Ukrainian SSR in Soviet times.
CapricornNoble 7y ago
>>>Russia backed Assad in Syria, who attacked his own citizens with chemical weapons That position is suspect given the growing number of whistleblowers coming out from the OPCW stating that evidence pointing to the rebels behind the worst attacks was suppressed while compiling their reports.[1][2] >>>Their main strategy was to target the moderate anti government factions The main strategy was to secure the major population centers of Damascus, Homs, and Aleppo, and secure the highway that links them and runs North-South through the whole country. These areas were largely held by a mix of moderates as well as al-Qaeda-adjacent jihadists (Jabat Al-Nusra, HTS, etc.). The least-moderate factions were largely near the Turkish border in Idlib (no surprise, this is how foreign hardline fighters were flooding into the country), or deep in the eastern desert (ISIS spilled over from Iraq). The Syrian Army was in no position to bypass its biggest cities, extend its supply routes (given the Army's non-existent logistical capability), and expose its flanks to attack the "REALLY bad guys" first instead of the "just kinda-bad guys". [1]https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/opcw-losing-credibility-as-even-more-revelations-surface-on-douma-755a0621710b https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/opcw-losing-credibility-a... [2]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/new-opcw-leak-further-vindicates-skeptics-establishment-syria-narrative https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/new-opcw-leak-further...

arethuza 7y ago

Also the Russian use of chemical and radiological weapons against individuals within the UK.

gdy 7y ago
"Alleged", you missed that word.
gdy 7y ago
And how does it compare with million dead Iraqis?

gdy 7y ago

And the US allies created ISIS. Pretty clear which side to support, don't you think? Russian meddling in Ukraine has cost hundred times less lives than American adventures in Iraq. And Crimea has been Russian for over two hundred years before it was reassigned to the Ukrainian SSR in Soviet times.

CapricornNoble 7y ago

>>>Russia backed Assad in Syria, who attacked his own citizens with chemical weapons That position is suspect given the growing number of whistleblowers coming out from the OPCW stating that evidence pointing to the rebels behind the worst attacks was suppressed while compiling their reports.[1][2] >>>Their main strategy was to target the moderate anti government factions The main strategy was to secure the major population centers of Damascus, Homs, and Aleppo, and secure the highway that links them and runs North-South through the whole country. These areas were largely held by a mix of moderates as well as al-Qaeda-adjacent jihadists (Jabat Al-Nusra, HTS, etc.). The least-moderate factions were largely near the Turkish border in Idlib (no surprise, this is how foreign hardline fighters were flooding into the country), or deep in the eastern desert (ISIS spilled over from Iraq). The Syrian Army was in no position to bypass its biggest cities, extend its supply routes (given the Army's non-existent logistical capability), and expose its flanks to attack the "REALLY bad guys" first instead of the "just kinda-bad guys". [1]https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/opcw-losing-credibility-as-even-more-revelations-surface-on-douma-755a0621710b https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/opcw-losing-credibility-a... [2]https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/new-opcw-leak-further-vindicates-skeptics-establishment-syria-narrative https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/new-opcw-leak-further...