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Imagine if those sanctions had been successful and the “moderate rebels” had taken over Syria. It’s incredulous how atrocious Western foreign policy has become.

ShivShankaran 4y ago
Also worth noting that the current "Director Of Content" for reddit is from Atlantic Council. Its board of directors has been and continues to be a who’s who of high U.S. statespeople like Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, as well as senior military commanders such as retired generals Wesley Clark, David Petraeus, H.R. McMaster, James “Mad Dog” Mattis, the late Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, and Admiral James Stavridis. At least seven former CIA directors are also on the board.
- ksaun 4y ago
  (Colin Powell died about a year ago.)
  - logical_proof 4y ago
    To be fair the parent comment was saying that the current director of content for Reddit is ALSO part of the Atlantic council, then says the Atlantic council is and has been made up of those individuals. Powell could have been on that council before his death at some point.
- throwrqX 4y ago
  The reddit board of directors? That doesn't seem right https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0893288D:US https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0893288D:US
  - ShivShankaran 4y ago
    Now, what I meant is Reddit director of content was transplanted from Atlantic council which had these politicians as board
paulryanrogers 4y ago
Who were these "moderate rebels" in Syria?
- theywereisis 4y ago
  They were radical Islamists who would have made the Saudis and Ayatollahs blush. Just one step down from ISIS. There was a tiny liberal faction that barely existed, and of course, that’s what the western propaganda focused on.
- random314 4y ago
  Al Qaeda. Yes, the US Government sponsored the Al Qaeda in Syria. Our media, left and right, referred to them as "rebels" throughout the conflict. I found it wierd that the key US faction was referred to by a generic term "rebels" until I Googled. And then holy shit! WTF! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nusra_Front https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nusra_Front While it was designated as a terrorist group it was tactically supping by both US and Israel. Russia defeated ISIS, against the best efforts of the United states. The United states merely wanted to move ISIS out of Iraq into Syria. https://mronline.org/2022/04/23/al-qaeda-is-on-our-side/ https://mronline.org/2022/04/23/al-qaeda-is-on-our-side/ So much for 9/11 - never forget. While I hate Trump as much as anyone could, I give him credit for keeping the peace in Syria and Ukraine, that clearly the Democrat leaders have zero desire for. Fox news attacked Obama for his birth certificate, but steered absolutely clear of Obama's sponsorship of Al Qaeda. The US media is beyond fucked and committed to US Imperialism 100%. Watching CNN/FOX is simply 2 alternative recipes for getting brainwashed, though Fox is objectively worse.
vkou 4y ago
> It’s incredulous how atrocious Western foreign policy has become. Always has been. Have we forgotten Afghanistan, circa 1980s to 1990s? Who could have foreseen that when you uncork the 'religious nationalism' bottle, the end result might be something that won't dance to your strings...

ShivShankaran 4y ago

Also worth noting that the current "Director Of Content" for reddit is from Atlantic Council. Its board of directors has been and continues to be a who’s who of high U.S. statespeople like Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, as well as senior military commanders such as retired generals Wesley Clark, David Petraeus, H.R. McMaster, James “Mad Dog” Mattis, the late Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, and Admiral James Stavridis. At least seven former CIA directors are also on the board.

ksaun 4y ago
(Colin Powell died about a year ago.)
- logical_proof 4y ago
  To be fair the parent comment was saying that the current director of content for Reddit is ALSO part of the Atlantic council, then says the Atlantic council is and has been made up of those individuals. Powell could have been on that council before his death at some point.
throwrqX 4y ago
The reddit board of directors? That doesn't seem right https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0893288D:US https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/0893288D:US
- ShivShankaran 4y ago
  Now, what I meant is Reddit director of content was transplanted from Atlantic council which had these politicians as board

paulryanrogers 4y ago

Who were these "moderate rebels" in Syria?

theywereisis 4y ago
They were radical Islamists who would have made the Saudis and Ayatollahs blush. Just one step down from ISIS. There was a tiny liberal faction that barely existed, and of course, that’s what the western propaganda focused on.
random314 4y ago
Al Qaeda. Yes, the US Government sponsored the Al Qaeda in Syria. Our media, left and right, referred to them as "rebels" throughout the conflict. I found it wierd that the key US faction was referred to by a generic term "rebels" until I Googled. And then holy shit! WTF! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nusra_Front https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nusra_Front While it was designated as a terrorist group it was tactically supping by both US and Israel. Russia defeated ISIS, against the best efforts of the United states. The United states merely wanted to move ISIS out of Iraq into Syria. https://mronline.org/2022/04/23/al-qaeda-is-on-our-side/ https://mronline.org/2022/04/23/al-qaeda-is-on-our-side/ So much for 9/11 - never forget. While I hate Trump as much as anyone could, I give him credit for keeping the peace in Syria and Ukraine, that clearly the Democrat leaders have zero desire for. Fox news attacked Obama for his birth certificate, but steered absolutely clear of Obama's sponsorship of Al Qaeda. The US media is beyond fucked and committed to US Imperialism 100%. Watching CNN/FOX is simply 2 alternative recipes for getting brainwashed, though Fox is objectively worse.

vkou 4y ago

> It’s incredulous how atrocious Western foreign policy has become. Always has been. Have we forgotten Afghanistan, circa 1980s to 1990s? Who could have foreseen that when you uncork the 'religious nationalism' bottle, the end result might be something that won't dance to your strings...