[–] fuck_communism ago (edited ago)
Good and bad. Good that someone will be taking the battle to ISIS, bad that's it the Russians, very bad that they are building a base. This shit is on Hillary and Obama for supporting ISIS factions against Assad, and the rest of their "Arab Spring" bullshit that destabilized the whole Mideast.
[–] ShinyVoater ago
Afghanistan has almost always been a handful for everyone who's tried(the border region with Pakistan is essentially a barely-enforceable claim on both sides); the Taliban are still an active force, but since nobody's propping them up, they're nowhere near the trouble they were.
Syria, on the other hand, is just a clusterfuck of a civil war. The biggest opposition force is ISIS, which has proven a willingness to establish and honor lengthy ceasefires with the Assad regime. The US is arming rebels as well, but they have by and large either joined or associated with ISIS; the latest batch that are being prepared as specifically anti-ISIS are having trouble getting a foothold. Meanwhile, the Assad regime has managed to hold elections even when the fighting's closed in on the capital.
[–] Ilikebordercollies 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I am sure that is a cause all Russian mothers will be proud to send their sons to die for. Or is this war a secret at home too?
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[–] HoneyNutStallmans ago (edited ago)
Russia/USA proxy wars in some poor, unstable place, part II