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Jul 21 2017 05:14pm
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The White House and CIA have reportedly decided to end a covert operation to arm the so-called moderate Syrian rebels. The US has allegedly pumped some $1 billion into train-and-equip efforts with questionable outcomes.

On Wednesday, US officials told the Washington Post (WP) and Reuters that Trump has decided to put an end to the covert CIA plan which began arming and training the so-called moderate Syrian rebels in 2013.

Authorized by President Barack Obama, the secret Timber Sycamore weapons supply and training initiative has served as the backbone of Washington’s strategy to topple the Syrian President Bashar Assad.


https://www.rt.com/news/396872-trump-cia-arming-syria/

For those that want to cry about the RT source here's another source.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-usa-syria-idUSKBN1A62L4?il=0


I applaud President Trump for being wise and not supplying ISIS & Company with weapons and training. I truly think we are closer than ever for Syria to begin to heal and end the bloodshed. As an American taxpayer it feels good to know that my hard earned dollars aren't going to continue a senseless war.
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Jul 21 2017 05:17pm
Trump surrenders to Putin on Syria
or
Trump Effectively Surrenders Syria to Assad and Russia

pick one
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Jul 21 2017 07:35pm
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Trump surrenders to Putin on Syria
or
Trump Effectively Surrenders Syria to Assad and Russia

pick one


Imagine if we had Hillary in office, american troops would probably be dying in Syria right now and the war would be raging on.

We had no business propping up Islamic militants in Syria. One of Obamas wisest moves was not to send troops to Syria. If only we would have done the same with Iraq and Afghanistan. Syria and Ukraine, these two conflicts alone being deescalated makes Trump as a president more appealing than Hillary.

This conflict will finally be resolved (eventually) because one side knows it doesn't have a strong backing so they are far more likely than ever before to negotiate for a truce. Most people simply don't understand how conflicts work, if both sides are somewhat evenly matched the bloodshed will continue for years, more deaths, more refugees, etc.

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The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost U.S. taxpayers nearly $5 trillion so far, and that total could rise even higher in the years to come, according to new calculations released by independent researchers late last week.


This post was edited by ofthevoid on Jul 21 2017 07:38pm
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Jul 21 2017 07:40pm
i came here to cry about RT as a source. i think its collusion
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Jul 21 2017 07:54pm
We stopped arming those islamic militant jihadis who committed terrorism, beheaded children and had an explicit goal of establishing an islamic state.
But they totally weren't ISIS
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Jul 21 2017 07:56pm
it's weird that democrats are the war hawks here
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Jul 21 2017 08:17pm
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i came here to cry about RT as a source. i think its collusion


Herp derp bias derp.
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Jul 21 2017 08:33pm
RT be streaming Putin interviews with 12 year olds to pay tribute to the lord of the motherland
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Jul 21 2017 08:44pm
Quote (ofthevoid @ 22 Jul 2017 02:35)
Imagine if we had Hillary in office, american troops would probably be dying in Syria right now and the war would be raging on.

We had no business propping up Islamic militants in Syria. One of Obamas wisest moves was not to send troops to Syria. If only we would have done the same with Iraq and Afghanistan. Syria and Ukraine, these two conflicts alone being deescalated makes Trump as a president more appealing than Hillary.

This conflict will finally be resolved (eventually) because one side knows it doesn't have a strong backing so they are far more likely than ever before to negotiate for a truce. Most people simply don't understand how conflicts work, if both sides are somewhat evenly matched the bloodshed will continue for years, more deaths, more refugees, etc.

Fun fact:


I think you are exaggerating
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Jul 21 2017 10:04pm
Quote (Saucisson6000 @ Jul 21 2017 06:17pm)
Trump surrenders to Putin on Syria
or
Trump Effectively Surrenders Syria to Assad and Russia

pick one


^ this

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