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2014-09-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

**UPDATED** Yet Another U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebel Group Makes Peace with ISIS

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-09-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 Taking sides in these Arab wars is ill advised to say the least. It doesn't matter whether it's Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, etc.

You just become a lightning rod for Arab - it's all somebody else's fault - mentality.

Arming the Kurds I agree with BTW.

Posted by phil_b 2014-09-15 00:35|| 2014-09-15 00:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Wait, this is a good thing. Obama, bringer of Light and Peace, has gotten 2 groups of armed crazies to stop fighting with each other. I swoon with admiration for His diplomatic skills.

Posted by SteveS 2014-09-15 01:42|| 2014-09-15 01:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Very shady, it would be better if the US offered weapons in exchange for ISIS members heads.

Posted by Galactic Coordinator Jinemble5612 2014-09-15 01:46|| 2014-09-15 01:46|| Front Page Top

If only we had supported my moderates, none of this would be happening.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-09-15 01:47|| 2014-09-15 01:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Are you telling me that the good ship Quest (for moderate Muslims) run aground again?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-09-15 03:22|| 2014-09-15 03:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Fear is a prime factor in all this.
If you were operating in this area, you would try and make peace with ISIS too, sorry to say.

The US needs to land a couple of divisions of crack front line troops and fight ISIS WWII style using planes and drones to the fullest.
I believe ISIS could be wiped out in a few weeks and champ would be a world wide hero.

But for some reason...

Posted by Mikey Hunt 2014-09-15 03:30|| 2014-09-15 03:30|| Front Page Top

#7 More than fear is the desire to follow in Mohammed' s sanguine footsteps.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2014-09-15 08:29|| 2014-09-15 08:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Vetted!

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2014-09-15 09:08|| 2014-09-15 09:08|| Front Page Top

#9 Gee... doesn't it seem like every horse the State Department has backed has been a loser?

Posted by DarthVader 2014-09-15 09:19|| 2014-09-15 09:19|| Front Page Top

#10 There goes "O's" coalition of the unwilling.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-09-15 10:24|| 2014-09-15 10:24|| Front Page Top

#11 I'm beginning to suspect these Arab fellows of being less than reliable.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2014-09-15 10:36|| 2014-09-15 10:36|| Front Page Top

#12 Gee... doesn't it seem like every horse the State Department has backed has been a loser?

You know...I think every one of their public international projects has failed. Does Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor being still in power count?

Perhaps we need to find out which projects they still consider a success and concentrate there.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-09-15 17:36|| 2014-09-15 17:36|| Front Page Top

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