In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those armed by the CIA

Re:In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those arme... by ozgung on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @09:52AM (#11381450)

The most anti-communist populations are the populations that have been ruled by communism (Eastern Europe).

I don't think that's true. The most anti-communist population in the world is by far in the US. I guess the close second are the Islamist, thanks to US policies to use Islam against Communism.

I live in Turkey and this picture is very clear. Islamist rule my country and the number one reason is that this is US policy. They systematically gain power after an US-backed coup in 1980. That coup killed the left-wing and secular right movements. Only winner was the Islamists, a minor radical movement at that moment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Turkish_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta...

So, yes, western interventions play a big role here. When they try to fight one enemy, they create other monsters.

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Re:In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those arme... by turar on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @01:10PM (#11382964)

Agree. In post-USSR countries communism is still very popular.

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Re:In Syria, militias armed by the Pentagon fight those arme... by theworstshill on Tuesday March 29, 2016 @11:01AM (#11381950)

I second this. US backing religious and right wing groups caused the deaths of half a million people in Indonesia, if not more. The stronger the empire, the more evil it must be to maintain itself (as much as we delude ourselves by viewing it from perspectives of higher productivity and comparative advantage).

Not to say that this is only applicable to US. France at the height of its power committed similar things in Algiers (destroyed a third of population). France, Russia and Germany divided up Poland, later on Germany sent her jews to death camps outright.

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