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Syria is very much Russia's conflict.

by dralley 2y ago

slt2021 2y ago
go to wikipedia and read the history of Syrian conflict and how many years after it started, did Russia intervene
- dralley 2y ago
  You're thinking about intervention as if it means direct military involvement. They were allied with Assad and supplying weapons the entire time.
  - slt2021 2y ago
    Supplying weapons to whom? It was bona fide weapons purchases program from one state to another, like all other states procure their weapons. Syrian war was civil war financed by the NED, USAID and other US entities to topple Assad, like they did in other arab spring states. It took several years of civil war and unsuccessful bombing of civilians by Barry Soetoro, unsuccessful funding of various jihadi groups by the Pentagon and CIA (separately), the same groups that led to the rise of ISIS. Only then by the request from then president Assad, did Russia help with strikes against ISIS
- ceejayoz 2y ago
  Good call! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Syria_relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Syria_relations > an agreement was signed in February 1946 ensuring Soviet support for Syrian independence ahead of the evacuation of French troops in April 1946 > In 1971, under an agreement with President Hafez al-Assad, the Soviet Union opened its naval military base in Tartus > On 8 October 1980, Syria and the Soviet Union signed a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation So, "how many years after it started" appears to be a negative number.
  - slt2021 2y ago
    yes soviet union had diplomatic relations with Syria as well as other arab states, but Russia didn't involve in Syrian civil war instigated by the CIA (so called Arab Spring) and completely fumbled by Barry Soetoro
ForOldHack 2y ago
"Russia supported the Ba'athist administration of former President Bashar al-Assad of Syria from the onset of the Syrian conflict in 2011: politically, with military aid, and (from September 2015 to December 2024) with direct military involvement." Very much so. Thanks
Yoric 2y ago
Syria, with its 17+ factions (including ISIS) rebellion is definitely... complicated. I wouldn't know where to lay blame, personally.
etc-hosts 2y ago
Do you remember when the US started paying Al-Queda to destabilize Syria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_Sycamore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_Sycamore

Syria is very much Russia's conflict.

slt2021 2y ago

go to wikipedia and read the history of Syrian conflict and how many years after it started, did Russia intervene

dralley 2y ago
You're thinking about intervention as if it means direct military involvement. They were allied with Assad and supplying weapons the entire time.
- slt2021 2y ago
  Supplying weapons to whom? It was bona fide weapons purchases program from one state to another, like all other states procure their weapons. Syrian war was civil war financed by the NED, USAID and other US entities to topple Assad, like they did in other arab spring states. It took several years of civil war and unsuccessful bombing of civilians by Barry Soetoro, unsuccessful funding of various jihadi groups by the Pentagon and CIA (separately), the same groups that led to the rise of ISIS. Only then by the request from then president Assad, did Russia help with strikes against ISIS
ceejayoz 2y ago
Good call! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Syria_relations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Syria_relations > an agreement was signed in February 1946 ensuring Soviet support for Syrian independence ahead of the evacuation of French troops in April 1946 > In 1971, under an agreement with President Hafez al-Assad, the Soviet Union opened its naval military base in Tartus > On 8 October 1980, Syria and the Soviet Union signed a Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation So, "how many years after it started" appears to be a negative number.
- slt2021 2y ago
  yes soviet union had diplomatic relations with Syria as well as other arab states, but Russia didn't involve in Syrian civil war instigated by the CIA (so called Arab Spring) and completely fumbled by Barry Soetoro

ForOldHack 2y ago

"Russia supported the Ba'athist administration of former President Bashar al-Assad of Syria from the onset of the Syrian conflict in 2011: politically, with military aid, and (from September 2015 to December 2024) with direct military involvement." Very much so. Thanks

Yoric 2y ago

Syria, with its 17+ factions (including ISIS) rebellion is definitely... complicated. I wouldn't know where to lay blame, personally.

etc-hosts 2y ago

Do you remember when the US started paying Al-Queda to destabilize Syria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_Sycamore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timber_Sycamore