A summary of Putin's adventure in Syria:
http://www.jamestown.org/single/?tx_...1#.VjoacLfhBMx
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
A summary of Putin's adventure in Syria:
http://www.jamestown.org/single/?tx_...1#.VjoacLfhBMx
Originally Posted by Suraknar
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
http://en.abna24.com/service/middle-...457/story.html
Almost three years were these heroes of Secular Syria besieged by the opposition. Moderate wahhabists, at first, followed by not so moderate wahhabists. A great strategic and prestige victory for the Syrian state. It must be quite a terrible experience living for several months under the threat of being beheaded by your captors in case of a successful offensive.
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
I really do wonder why we are in such a rush to get rid of the dictators when we are then put in a position to kill many more to resolve the power vacuum we create.
Or overthrow democratically elected governments and wonder why the terrorist groups we invested in don't play nicely when they are in power.
Our genes maybe in the basement but it does not stop us chosing our point of view from the top.
Pape for global overlord!!
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
If the goal is to destabilize a country, taking out the incumbent is the way to go.
I'm sure this was the goal, or else it would've been resolved years ago.
Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
This article about researching the background of ISIS fighters is interesting. Not really bought into the caliphate.
http://www.thenation.com/article/wha...sis-prisoners/
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Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
Pissing off a bombmer jet is never smart:
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Re: ISIS on the offensive in Iraq
I think that we now have the opportunity to coax forces on the ground. We can enact and enforce a ceasefire/dmz line (black line on map) coupled with a no-fly zone. Jordanian and Saudi ground forces could enforce this in the southern DMZ (yellow arrows), Turkish ground forces could enforce this in the Northern DMZ (blue arrows). This would force both the Alawite/Russian coalition as well as the Rebel coalition to focus in the center and East simultaneously (generally less populated and more prone to ISIS influence)
This will assist the Rebels as it diminishes both Assad and ISIS. Once the rebels secure Homs, the DMZ can be extended to isolate Alawite Syria into a Lebanon like mini-state (removing both them and the Russians from the conflict) and further concentrate rebel forces eastward as Turkish, Jordanian and Saudi ground forces police the Western areas.
Western Air and intelligence services enforce the DMZ/No Fly and continue to hammer ISIS.
Good idea? Terrible Idea?
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