• jaybone@lemmy.zip
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    16 hours ago

    Gives the regime a nice scapegoat to help turn the protestors anger at the US and external factors.

    The smart thing would have been for the US to quietly back the revolution and provide them with support to overthrow the regime. But here we are.

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      Trump said they tried this by routing them weapons through the Kurds and the Kurds just kept the weapons.