Monday, November 30, 2015

A five minute explanation of the war in Syria.


Syria's war: A 5-minute history
Syria's war has killed at least 250,000 people and displaced 12 million. To understand how Syria got to this place, it helps to start at the beginning:
Posted by Vox on Wednesday, October 14, 2015
I have seen convoluted before but this thing is incredibly complicated and makes Vietnam look like a game of checkers.

There does not seem to be a win waiting for us here. We just need to get the hell out as far as I can tell.

8 comments:

  1. Balzafiar5:41 AM

    "There does not seem to be a win waiting for us here. We just need to get the hell out as far as I can tell."

    Absolutely. I doubt anyone can win when trying to fight a war populated with primitive brainwashed zombies.

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  2. Anonymous9:19 AM

    Excellent explainer. Thanks for posting it.

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  3. Anonymous9:19 AM

    Thanks for posting this, Gryph. I found it very interesting.

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  4. The entire middle east is embroiled in a RELIGIOUS civil war. There will be no winners in the short term. After genocides, there will be some resolution. First world countries being there will just make it worse.

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  5. Very helpful summary. Thanks for sharing it.

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  6. Anonymous1:29 PM

    This is what happens when governments create artificial borderlines that don't take into account the religions and cultures of the people who live there. Add in a dictator, a floundering economy and a lot of weapons and it becomes perpetually incendiary.

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  7. Anonymous7:14 PM

    I wish more people would share this, so that the likes of $arah, who think that this is a conflict so easily resolved if the prez would just grow a pair (her words not mine) would understand that you don't just "fire" as that horses ass would suggest. Sorry for run on. I'm damned tired.

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  8. Anonymous8:16 PM

    You just proved you know jack about Vietnam, G.

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