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DetlefK

(16,670 posts) Sun Dec 8, 2024, 04:29 AM Dec 2024

Why is DU celebrating that ISIS has conquered Syria? [View all]

Because it hurts Russia geopolitically?

Do I need to remind everyone that the rebel-alliance that has conquered Syria is a hodge-podge mix that not only consists of secular rebels like the druzish and kurdish ethnicities fighting for freedom, but also affiliates/offshots/allies of ISIS and Al-Qaeda?

The next rulers of Syria will be extremist islamists who will reign with an iron fist of terror, just like the Taliban.

A murderous socialist dictatorship has been replaced with a murderous islamist dictatorship

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Why is DU celebrating that ISIS has conquered Syria? [View all] DetlefK Dec 2024 OP

This is the first time I heard it's ISIS. RandySF Dec 2024 #1

It's a couple muslin extremous groups questionseverything Dec 2024 #4

Are you serious? JustAnotherGen Dec 2024 #20

For the last 3 days DU has been (generally) celebrating a man getting shot in the back in NYC. This kelly1mm Dec 2024 #2

Or they just don't have F's to give because there applegrove Dec 2024 #7

I have not been celebrating JustAnotherGen Dec 2024 #22

If no one cares iemanja Dec 2024 #24

I love a manhunt. Of course I want to see the guy caught. applegrove Dec 2024 #25

hot? iemanja Dec 2024 #26

There were a few places where people thought applegrove Dec 2024 #27

Here: applegrove Dec 2024 #28

Ted Bundy had groupies too iemanja Dec 2024 #29

How is that? I said he was not a hot and I'm against murder. applegrove Dec 2024 #30

You raised the issue of his being hot iemanja Dec 2024 #31

I was commenting negatively at the "hot assasin" meme applegrove Dec 2024 #32

The Rebels are not ISIS. applegrove Dec 2024 #3

Used to be ISIS, now just run of the mill islamist militants / designated terrorists by the USA. nt kelly1mm Dec 2024 #5

Let's hope and pray they become more pragmatic. applegrove Dec 2024 #8

According to a NYT article this morning, the main rebel group jettisoned ISIS and al Qaeda several years ago. Lonestarblue Dec 2024 #17

"Because it hurts Russia geopolitically?" J_William_Ryan Dec 2024 #6

but at least they will not be puppets of Iran or Russia. paulkienitz Dec 2024 #14

I saw footage of women leaving one of Assad's prisons tishaLA Dec 2024 #9

I think we ca celebrate the removal of a vicious butcher. Old Crank Dec 2024 #10

Yes. It hurts russia geopolitically. Crunchy Frog Dec 2024 #11

Assad is a brutal man. Celebrating him gone AllyCat Dec 2024 #12

I'm not sure what this development means COL Mustard Dec 2024 #13

"Assad is/was a bad guy" BumRushDaShow Dec 2024 #16

I'll shed no tears COL Mustard Dec 2024 #18

Just like Libya BumRushDaShow Dec 2024 #21

Let's see what develops RandySF Dec 2024 #15

It isn't- the situation is far more complex than that FBaggins Dec 2024 #19

It hurts Russia because of Putin's idiocy bronxiteforever Dec 2024 #23