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- monoboy0
We keep hearing the same media buzzwords...
Protecting our interests
Bringing democracy
Stabilising the region
These things take time
Deep network of terrorist organisations
Radical IslamYet if you bring it right down to basics, the political elite of Syria and the middle east in general ride roughshod over the ordinary working people. This whole conflict started over water.
Asshat made sure his land owning cronies got it all and the local farmers protested because they lost their livelihoods. The Iron fisted response has led to civicl war. The sectarianism just so happens to underline the socio economic situation.
What did the US do, give them weapons because regime change suits their agenda. Domination of energy markets.
Because If they'd actually wanted to do something for the people, they'd have given them jobs instead.
- you forgot FREEDOM!fadein11
- Remember the Arab spring?monoboy
- Sounds like any dictatorship... are you surprised?fadein11
- I would like to remind you that "asshat" was america's boy when he was arboring american black sites, but it's ok , he was good thenGeorgesII
- btw this whole conflict didn't start over water, it's purported as the cause, but water didn't send weapons to the rebels to stage an uprising..GeorgesII
- what kind of jobs?yurimon
- $2.74 billion could fund a few re-building programmes.monoboy
- shelter, food, water, energy, transportation, communication. that kind of jobs.uan
- It seems that the only people paying a wage are jihadists.monoboy