Re:China has turned Xinjiang into a police state like no other
by boomboomsubban on Sunday June 03, 2018 @11:21AM
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>I think that's profoundly ignorant and belies lazy thinking, especially in relation to Syria.
Why is it ignorant and lazy? The US has been backing the Syrian opposition since 2006, and arming them since 2011. Additionally, it was the US invasion of Iraq and the subsequent mismanagement that allowed ISIL to gain power in the region.
Mostly beside the point though. The US has been an active participant in the war for a while now, and other outside support doesn't change that.
Why is it ignorant and lazy? The US has been backing the Syrian opposition since 2006, and arming them since 2011. Additionally, it was the US invasion of Iraq and the subsequent mismanagement that allowed ISIL to gain power in the region.
Mostly beside the point though. The US has been an active participant in the war for a while now, and other outside support doesn't change that.