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COL Mustard

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13. I'm not sure what this development means

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Sun Dec 8, 2024, 06:33 AM

Dec 2024

Assad is/was a bad guy and I won’t lose any sleep over him, but I don’t know enough about the rebels to think they’ll be an improvement.

It’ll be interesting to see what the Biden administration does, and what the incoming administration does as well.

Don’t forget, please, that we have troops in Syria. I hope this doesn’t put them at greater risk.

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Why is DU celebrating that ISIS has conquered Syria? [View all] DetlefK Dec 2024 OP

This is the first time I heard it's ISIS. RandySF Dec 2024 #1

It's a couple muslin extremous groups questionseverything Dec 2024 #4

Are you serious? JustAnotherGen Dec 2024 #20

For the last 3 days DU has been (generally) celebrating a man getting shot in the back in NYC. This kelly1mm Dec 2024 #2

Or they just don't have F's to give because there applegrove Dec 2024 #7

I have not been celebrating JustAnotherGen Dec 2024 #22

If no one cares iemanja Dec 2024 #24

I love a manhunt. Of course I want to see the guy caught. applegrove Dec 2024 #25

hot? iemanja Dec 2024 #26

There were a few places where people thought applegrove Dec 2024 #27

Here: applegrove Dec 2024 #28

Ted Bundy had groupies too iemanja Dec 2024 #29

How is that? I said he was not a hot and I'm against murder. applegrove Dec 2024 #30

You raised the issue of his being hot iemanja Dec 2024 #31

I was commenting negatively at the "hot assasin" meme applegrove Dec 2024 #32

The Rebels are not ISIS. applegrove Dec 2024 #3

Used to be ISIS, now just run of the mill islamist militants / designated terrorists by the USA. nt kelly1mm Dec 2024 #5

Let's hope and pray they become more pragmatic. applegrove Dec 2024 #8

According to a NYT article this morning, the main rebel group jettisoned ISIS and al Qaeda several years ago. Lonestarblue Dec 2024 #17

"Because it hurts Russia geopolitically?" J_William_Ryan Dec 2024 #6

but at least they will not be puppets of Iran or Russia. paulkienitz Dec 2024 #14

I saw footage of women leaving one of Assad's prisons tishaLA Dec 2024 #9

I think we ca celebrate the removal of a vicious butcher. Old Crank Dec 2024 #10

Yes. It hurts russia geopolitically. Crunchy Frog Dec 2024 #11

Assad is a brutal man. Celebrating him gone AllyCat Dec 2024 #12

I'm not sure what this development means COL Mustard Dec 2024 #13

"Assad is/was a bad guy" BumRushDaShow Dec 2024 #16

I'll shed no tears COL Mustard Dec 2024 #18

Just like Libya BumRushDaShow Dec 2024 #21

Let's see what develops RandySF Dec 2024 #15

It isn't- the situation is far more complex than that FBaggins Dec 2024 #19

It hurts Russia because of Putin's idiocy bronxiteforever Dec 2024 #23