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Jenan Moussa of Al-Aan TV is the first journalist to get an interview with the lieutenant in charge of Division 30, the 54 fighter force trained and funded by the United States with the ‘stated’ objective of fighting ISIS.
A lot of ridicule has surrounded the formation of this group. In September 2014, congress approved a budget of $500 million to train & equip a force of 5000 “moderate” Syrian rebels . To the amusement of everyone it took 10 months to train a mere 54 rebels. It proved very difficult for the Americans to find them because the majority of the anti-government rebels on the ground in Syria are Salafists and Takfiris whose priority is to remove Assad rather than fight ISIS. This difficulty was also due to the fact that most “moderate” Syrians actually supported the president.
originally posted by: supamoto
a reply to: DJW001
You quoted a self taught & self proclaimed blogger.
This is who is behind your quote;
Eliot Higgins
British investigative analyst Eliot Higgins in 2013.jpg
Eliot Higgins in 2013
Born 1979 (age 35–36)
United Kingdom
Nationality British
Occupation Blogger, weapons analyst, citizen journalist
Known for Analysis on the Syrian Civil War and the downing of MH17
en.wikipedia.org...
Where's his credibility?
originally posted by: onequestion
I'm starting to notice a creepy and increasing trend towards blaming and hating the U.S. for everything.
Something tells me there is a psyop happening here.
originally posted by: onequestion
I'm starting to notice a creepy and increasing trend towards blaming and hating the U.S. for everything.
Something tells me there is a psyop happening here.
originally posted by: crazyewok
originally posted by: onequestion
I'm starting to notice a creepy and increasing trend towards blaming and hating the U.S. for everything.
Something tells me there is a psyop happening here.
Maybe the USA shouldn't have got a reputation for playing proxy wars in country's they dont belong?
But that is not all. The rebel fractions are divided into two Groups of interests.
1. The fraction who want to take out Assad.
2. The moderate rebels who support Assad and want fight ISIS.
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: spy66
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If they support Assad they are, by definition, not rebels. This is typical of your chop logic. There are Syrians who support Assad (the Alawite minority and assorted urban minorities), Syrians who oppose Assad but are not psychotic (mostly moderate Sunnis), Daesh (mostly foreign sociopaths), and the vast majority, who hate Assad but are willing to settle for him just so long as this hellish nightmare ends. Putin has been siding with the first group against the second, in the hopes that the third group will melt away when central authority is restored and the last group will just accept the new status quo.
In other words: Peace through Fascism.
Russia is doing the right thing, by all means I have no clue whatsoever what the problem is with Europe and the US. It makes no sense at all!
What say do we have over whether we think Assad should rule ? That's up to the Syrian people to vote in peace. America is supporting people killing each other right now. Very ugly situation.
I just can't believe the stupidity. I thought that the Democrats where smart, but they're showing themselves to be imbeciles when it comes to the war in Syria. Stop supporting terrorists now, and help to stabilize the region.
All the strife and creation of IS is due to western interference. There is no doubt about that. I can't believe I am very proud of Russia's actions. I just hope that America and Europe gets to their senses ASA #ing P
originally posted by: onequestion
I'm starting to notice a creepy and increasing trend towards blaming and hating the U.S. for everything.
Something tells me there is a psyop happening here.