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Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
reply to post by StalkerSolent
That’s a very good point,
I would say to you that Al-Qa’ida are in Syria, they are evil and I won’t deny that however they are not operating as part of the FSA, who I also acknowledge have committed crimes.
As to why we have to pick one evil over another, I would say its because the west wants a friendly evil, they don’t want Al-Qa’ida gaining ground over the FSA and the Syrian government then getting those chemical weapons and they don’t want to risk the international condemnation that would come with supporting the Assad regime. In the end the FSA is probably the lesser of the 3 evils and the west can control them.
As to why we have to pick one evil over another, I would say its because the west wants a friendly evil, they don’t want Al-Qa’ida gaining ground over the FSA and the Syrian government then getting those chemical weapons and they don’t want to risk the international condemnation that would come with supporting the Assad regime. In the end the FSA is probably the lesser of the 3 evils and the west can control them.
Originally posted by DjangoPhat
reply to post by OtherSideOfTheCoin
As to why we have to pick one evil over another, I would say its because the west wants a friendly evil, they don’t want Al-Qa’ida gaining ground over the FSA and the Syrian government then getting those chemical weapons and they don’t want to risk the international condemnation that would come with supporting the Assad regime. In the end the FSA is probably the lesser of the 3 evils and the west can control them.
More BS.
First off the international condemnation is mostly coming from the West in the first place.
Second, FSA = Al Qaida = setup by the West.
And you seem to admit yourself that in the end it is about the WEST wanting control.
Btw, your new found buddy is also giving of some signals.edit on 12-8-2012 by DjangoPhat because: (no reason given)
All outside propaganda for the torturing murder regime is backed by Russia.
All of your arguments fall to pieces once the hypocrisy is put in the spotlight.
LIFG, who is now leading, arming, and funding (via Qatari, Saudi, Turkish, US, and British cash) entire brigades of the so-called "Free Syrian Army," is clearly listed as an integral part of Al Qaeda, with the UN noting several prominent LIFG terrorists occupying the highest echelons of Al Qaeda's command structure. These resolutions reflects other reports previously covered, including the US Army West Point Combating Terrorism Center report.
This means that the United States, the UK, NATO, and the Gulf State despots of Saudi Arabia and Qatar are knowingly and willfully funding, arming, and politically backing designated affiliates of Al Qaeda contrary not only to US and British anti-terror legislation, but contrary to numerous UN resolutions as well. Western and Gulf State support of the FSA constitutes state sponsorship of terrorism.
It seems as soon as the mass media reports on a story, these people are the ones to immediately disagree with that and go hunting for strange, unknown independent websites or blogs that offer and alternate opinion, usually backed by an inaccurate piece of opinion present as fact. The pouncing of posters on people who quote proper sources, which use quotes, video evidence, live reports etc as their evidence is laughable, immediately being branded "brainwashed" by whoever that helmet was. I would easily say that these such people have been brainwashed by other peoples ignorance of discrediting anything that is posted by proper sources.
So hats off to you using the notables like the UN and Amnesty International to get an unbiassed view.
Originally posted by Skyfloating
Originally posted by Ben81
its easy when you have the corrupted media spreading disinfo
If Assad is such a great guy, why are his own people escaping from him?
Originally posted by OtherSideOfTheCoin
Have you not considered that you may be the one who is brain washed.
I have used the most reliable sources I could find
I am going to go with what the human rights watch, the UN and Amnesty international are telling me.
edit on 10-8-2012 by OtherSideOfTheCoin because: (no reason given)