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I'm 46. America was run out off Syria by Russia. There was lots of other things going on too, but Russia got a deep water port in the Mediterranean - something
by nl 5y ago
I'm 46.
America was run out off Syria by Russia. There was lots of other things going on too, but Russia got a deep water port in the Mediterranean - something that both the British and American empires tried to stop for hundreds of years - before the Crimean war.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/08/after-five-years-of-fighting-in-syria-putin-has-gotten-what-he-wants https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/10/08/after-five-years-of-fig...
https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/after-10-years-of-syrian-civil-war-it-is-russia-that-has-won-on-all-fronts-3557609.html https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/after-10-years-of-syrian...
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/trump-applauds-russia-victory-syria-handing-platter-2019-10?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com.au/trump-applauds-russia-vic...
I mean Turkish forces shelled a US post in Syria at one point and laughed about it. That's how worried the rest of the world is about US appetite for war.
https://www.militarytimes.com/2019/10/13/us-troops-believe-turkey-deliberately-fired-artillery-at-an-american-commando-outpost-in-syria/ https://www.militarytimes.com/2019/10/13/us-troops-believe-t...
Iran has run America out of Iraq.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/18/leaked-cables-reveal-scale-of-irans-influence-in-iraq https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/18/leaked-cables-...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/18/leaked-cables-reveal-scale-of-irans-influence-in-iraq https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/18/leaked-cables-...
Where was any appetite to do anything about China's actions in HK?