tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post5017909550458838445..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Recapture of Palmyra and the Lion of Al-LatSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7741394699996237722016-03-30T00:37:27.955-04:002016-03-30T00:37:27.955-04:00Turkey has been supplying ISIS with supplies and a...Turkey has been supplying ISIS with supplies and arms for cheap stolen Syrian Oil. Russia and the Syrian Army were able to turn this around by cutting off the supply lines. US is not directly fighting ISIS, they are just bombing and not at crucial targets. Every time there is a Russian or Syrian bombing, there are reports of civilian casualties. But every time the US or the European coalition bomb there are no casualties. This is completely false reporting. 100 of thousands are getting killed and millions are running away. ISIS are just a proxy of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia who who incidently are indiscriminately bombing people in Yemen and will be mopping up with arms they are purchasing from Canada. The policy of the West against the middle East is racist and colonialist. They will continue to bomb these poor souls into the dark ages until they are stopped by the citizens. There is no need for these terrible wars where millions are slaughtered for oil and cheap energy. Syria, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan are all victims of the oiligarchs who control our governments. We have started in Canada by dumping Harper and I think that, unless the US wants Trump, Clinton better start to recognize their failed policies in the region or the public will not accept her as President. Possible Bernie Sanders will get in but this is not likely in the Democratic system. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694781164121246396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-64095416259126441332016-03-29T08:38:19.732-04:002016-03-29T08:38:19.732-04:00hi jrkrideau...there are a lot of puzzling things ...hi jrkrideau...there are a lot of puzzling things about that war. Who really stands to gain from it? Who secretly financed it? Whose side is Turkey really on? etc etc<br />As for the Russians they do seem to have achieved a very good result, even though their ferocious bombing campaign I'm sure claimed many civilian lives. But I think the difference was the fighting skill of the Syrian army, for it shows what a good army with good air cover can do. And when the Iraqi army is as good as the Syrian one, and hopefully our training mission will help, they can also clear ISIS out of cities like Mosul, and finally end that nightmare....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-72964647048757004002016-03-29T08:31:54.583-04:002016-03-29T08:31:54.583-04:00hi e.a.f. ...I'm glad you like the story. I ha...hi e.a.f. ...I'm glad you like the story. I have travelled all over Egypt and visited many of the astounding ruins from Aswan to Cairo. And I was hoping to visit Palmyra one day, so you can imagine how horrified to see those ISIS barbarians wreck such a treasure of humanity. The curator of the local museum who was beheaded for refusing to reveal where he had hidden priceless treasures should be honoured for his heroism. For as I said in my post, they are the heritage of humanity, and they must be protected...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-86531692293868610192016-03-29T08:25:38.200-04:002016-03-29T08:25:38.200-04:00hi anon...it seems that what is happening in Syria...hi anon...it seems that what is happening in Syria only backs up Trudeau's new military strategy. Air power isn't enough, you need a well trained army to force the ISIS crazies out. So the sooner the Iraqi army is better trained and motivated, the sooner they will liberate their own country. I too would prefer that we were not there, but if we are going to contribute to a the fight against ISIS let's do something that works...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-21609761974336792302016-03-29T06:02:39.592-04:002016-03-29T06:02:39.592-04:00
Very interesting.
The US has manag...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Very interesting.<br />The US has managed to slightly contain ISIS over several years of fighting, the Russians seen to have kicked them out of most places in a matter of months. jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-70778542276491420422016-03-29T01:07:42.332-04:002016-03-29T01:07:42.332-04:00Thank you for the information regarding the Lion. ...Thank you for the information regarding the Lion. That is amazing it is still standing ISIS sold a lot of the antiquities prior to blowing up the city. The people who purchased the antiquities were in fact helping fund ISIS. Lets hope they can be pushed back even further. That Lion is a reminder to all of us how temporary we humans are. e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-61391636664273057422016-03-28T18:10:17.462-04:002016-03-28T18:10:17.462-04:00Yes, Trudeau failed to get out of Syria, but he ha...Yes, Trudeau failed to get out of Syria, but he has replaced the guaranteed destruction of civilian infrastructure by airstrikes with perhaps a more effective and humanitarian based tactic of helping to train effective ground troops. In a perfect world we would not be there, in our imperfect world we are there, but we do not have to create greater hardship for the peoples there than they already have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com