Syria

Post by **Leisher** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:02 am

Do we have a thread talking about Syria? I don't think so...

Anyway, Syria just dropped off the internet.

As indicated in the article, that could mean bad things coming for people in Syria.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:10 am

Hopefully they'll have as rocking a revolution as Egypt.

Post by **thibodeaux** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:52 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5Pi7BVGy_8

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Apr 23, 2013 1:11 pm

Israel: Syria used chem weapons. Naturally the Syrians claim the rebels used it.

Except, oops:

Mr. Kerry also said he had talked by telephone Tuesday morning with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and that Mr. Netanyahu had told him that he could not confirm the assertions of chemical weapons use. “He was not in a position to confirm that in the conversation that I had,” Mr. Kerry said.

So ... they didn't use them?

“I don’t know yet what the facts are,” Mr. Kerry added. “I don’t think anybody knows what they are.”

That's the first intelligent thing you've said in a long, long time. Maybe ever.

NATO told to get their shit ready, just in case.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:50 pm

Syrians destroy 1000 year old mosque. Each side blames the other, and the rebels were pinned down inside. Although, one thing seems interesting...

The collapse of the minaret was also reported by state media, which said it had been blown up by Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda-linked group fighting with the rebels. It did not explain why a militant Sunni group would destroy a historic Sunni mosque.

Shit appears to be getting increasingly fucked up over there. Let's take a look at some of these countries:

Tunisia: resident dictator flees to Saudi Arabia, shit is reasonably calm, limited armed violence
Egypt: resident dictator jailed, shit still fucked up
Libya: resident dictator beaten to death by pissed off mob
Yemen: resident dictator exiled, then came back, shit still fucked up
Syria: open civil war, shit extremely fucked up
Bahrain: gov't becoming increasingly more oppressive, shit getting more fucked up

Looks like the longer the revolution is forced to go on, the less merciful it becomes.

Edited By Malcolm on 1367085034

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon May 06, 2013 11:00 am

Israel launches air strikes.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu May 30, 2013 1:17 pm

Syria gets more missiles from Russia. Israel yesterday said, "We will blow the fuck out of any Russian missiles you place."

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu May 01, 2014 1:24 pm

Syria gasses town.

Post by **Leisher** » Thu May 01, 2014 4:30 pm

I'm sure the Obama White House's response will be very intimidating.

Post by **GORDON** » Thu May 01, 2014 4:34 pm

Malcolm wrote:Syria gasses town.

"Fuck you and your red line, pussy."

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:13 pm

We're not saying we'll attack, but we'll totally attack.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 2:19 pm

Syrian regulars losing ground.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Aug 07, 2015 1:16 pm

Two years of chemical weapons attacks and counting.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:08 pm

Russians start bombing Assad's enemies, ostensibly just ISIS ... because Russia never lies.

Post by **TPRJones** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:16 pm

"What do you mean ISIS isn't in the Ukraine?"

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 1:33 pm

ISIS = anyone Assad doesn't like.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:22 pm

Russia violates Turkish airspace twice and has troops on the ground.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 2:18 pm

No boots on the ground. If "no" means "some."

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 1:45 pm

Don't think of it as the US entering another Mideast conflict, think of it as the future site of another military base we'll keep around for another fifty years.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 6:14 pm

Russia's out.