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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by cm2187 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @04:44AM (#42356151)
You mean what he tells CNN while he is trying to get US support?

Reminds me of what we were told of the talibans when Biden was trying to hand them over the country. "They are not the same talibans", "they want to be a good world citizen", etc. Well that didn't age well.

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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by postingawayonhn on Sunday December 08, 2024 @04:59AM (#42356204)
I don't think you would be able to find anything as remotely moderate from the Taliban.
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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by dralley on Sunday December 08, 2024 @10:04AM (#42357521)
They're nationalist rather than international (like ISIS), which is frankly the aspect that Western governments would care most about.
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Re:Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad f... by aguaviva on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @11:58AM (#42389853)
When Biden was trying to hand them over the country.

Effectively it was Trump who made that decision.

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