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Another Nation Absorbed Into The Blob Of The Empire [Caitlin Johnstone] (www.caitlinjohnst.one)

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[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Opportunity.

My point is, Syria is not played by various US actors alone, there are at least five countries involved with very different goals and ways of doing things.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure, and US interests won out. Hooray for the US Empire continuing to get exactly what it wants.

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, people like Assad are not exactly a good rallying cry for an opposition.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

You're so right, turning Syria into something like Libya with open slave markets is far better for the people living there.