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Re:The Pentagon Is Spending Up To $2.2B on Soviet-Style Arms... by wil421 on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @12:05PM (#15239619)
What do you think happens when you are really fighting proxy wars with Russia? The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It's not uncommon to arm enemies after fighting a war. Look at Japan and Germany.

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Re:The Pentagon Is Spending Up To $2.2B on Soviet-Style Arms... by shitgoose on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @01:06PM (#15240263)
you mean that after defeating Assad ISIS will become another Japan or Germany?
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Re:The Pentagon Is Spending Up To $2.2B on Soviet-Style Arms... by wil421 on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @04:23PM (#15242229)
You should've said al qaeda instead of ISIS.

They will use the rebels to destabilize Assad's government and then try to install a US favorable one. One could say they are just using al qaeda, they are a stepping stone. I doubt either Isis or al qaeda would be the favorable government, leading to another jihad with the US.

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