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Who were these "moderate rebels" in Syria?
by paulryanrogers 4y ago
Who were these "moderate rebels" in Syria?
- theywereisis 4y agoThey 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 agoAl 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.