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If Assad falls....

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    Tom-K
    wrote on 8 Dec 2024, 20:52 last edited by
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    Jihadis are like bacon.

    The only thing better than bacon is more bacon and the only thing worse than Jihadis are more Jihadis. And I think that's what we may have here.

    Flushing the toilet is like practicing the piano; you just cannot go too long without doing it.--Axtremus

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      Mik
      wrote on 8 Dec 2024, 21:40 last edited by
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      https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/khamenei-loses-everything/ar-AA1vunNr

      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        Mik
        wrote on 8 Dec 2024, 22:07 last edited by
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        Aha! I KNEW we were up to our necks in this. Good move and kudos to the Biden admin.

        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-pounds-isis-camps-in-syria-after-assad-flees/ar-AA1vuk5m

        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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          jon-nyc
          wrote on 8 Dec 2024, 22:57 last edited by
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          @Mik

          and A-10 close-air support attack aircraft "to ensure that ISIS does not seek to take advantage of the current situation to reconstitute in central Syria,"

          You know those guys had the most fun.

          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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            Mik
            wrote on 8 Dec 2024, 23:07 last edited by
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            I still can't believe they want to retire the Warthog.

            "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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              8 Dec 2024, 21:40

              https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/khamenei-loses-everything/ar-AA1vunNr

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              taiwan_girl
              wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 01:15 last edited by
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              @Mik said in If Assad falls....:

              https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/khamenei-loses-everything/ar-AA1vunNr

              Interesting article.

              To play "what if" - if we hadn't supported Ukraine as much as we did, would President Putin been able to direct more weapons/aid to Syria, which could have kept Assad in power, which could have helped Hezbollah, ..................

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 02:12 last edited by
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                That’s a factor, as is Israel keeping Iran busy.

                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                  bachophile
                  wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 03:53 last edited by
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                  Sinwar wanted to change the Middle East on oct 7, and he did, only in exactly the opposite way he had planned.

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                    George K
                    wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 12:54 last edited by
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                    So this new "boss," supposedly has renounced Al-Queda.

                    THere's a not-too-small part of me that is skeptical.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      Mik
                      wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 13:19 last edited by
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                      A battle plan is only good until the battle starts.

                      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                      • G George K
                        9 Dec 2024, 12:54

                        So this new "boss," supposedly has renounced Al-Queda.

                        THere's a not-too-small part of me that is skeptical.

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 13:19 last edited by Mik 12 Sept 2024, 13:30
                        #38

                        @George-K said in If Assad falls....:

                        So this new "boss," supposedly has renounced Al-Queda.

                        THere's a not-too-small part of me that is skeptical.

                        I'd do that too until I consolidated power. Worked for the Taliban.

                        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 13:46 last edited by
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                          I think he also retweeted one of his commander’s tweets about killing all Yazidi men and turning their women into sex slaves.

                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 13:47 last edited by
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                            The timing of this is just right for Trump to be able to screw the Kurds again.

                            Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                            • M Mik
                              9 Dec 2024, 13:19

                              @George-K said in If Assad falls....:

                              So this new "boss," supposedly has renounced Al-Queda.

                              THere's a not-too-small part of me that is skeptical.

                              I'd do that too until I consolidated power. Worked for the Taliban.

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                              Renauda
                              wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 15:25 last edited by
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                              @Mik said in If Assad falls....:

                              @George-K said in If Assad falls....:

                              So this new "boss," supposedly has renounced Al-Queda.

                              THere's a not-too-small part of me that is skeptical.

                              I'd do that too until I consolidated power. Worked for the Taliban.

                              If he can consolidate power. A big if. From what I have garnered the past few days is that there are a lot of bosses and factions among the rebel rabble. Many are quite out there in their militancy and fanaticism. He will have to be sufficiently aggressive and charismatic to remain in the forefront.

                              Elbows up!

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                                Mik
                                wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 15:55 last edited by
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                                Afghanistan II. Swell.

                                "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                  9 Dec 2024, 15:55

                                  Afghanistan II. Swell.

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                                  Renauda
                                  wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 16:43 last edited by
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                                  @Mik

                                  Probably more like Iraq or, at best, Lebanon.

                                  Elbows up!

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                                    8 Dec 2024, 02:46

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                                    taiwan_girl
                                    wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 17:15 last edited by
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                                    @jon-nyc said in If Assad falls....:

                                    The Kremlin said on Monday Russia has granted political asylum to overthrown Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a decision it said was taken by President Vladimir Putin.

                                    Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on Assad's specific whereabouts and said Putin was not planning to meet with him.

                                    Not surprising at all. The amount of countries he could have go to is quite small.

                                    https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/syria-assad-aftermath-monday-1.7404999

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 17:29 last edited by
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                                      Doesn’t he have an English wife? Not that he can go there.

                                      But she must be overjoyed.

                                      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                      • J jon-nyc
                                        9 Dec 2024, 17:29

                                        Doesn’t he have an English wife? Not that he can go there.

                                        But she must be overjoyed.

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 17:34 last edited by
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                                        @jon-nyc said in If Assad falls....:

                                        Doesn’t he have an English wife?

                                        Born and raised in London to Syrian parents.

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                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          taiwan_girl
                                          wrote on 9 Dec 2024, 17:47 last edited by
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                                          Some interesting pictures.

                                          https://www.reuters.com/pictures/scenes-along-path-syrian-rebels-lightning-advance-2024-12-07/

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