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Sunday, September 01, 2013

9 Questions About Syria You Were Too Embarrassed To Ask

The United States and allies are preparing for a possibly imminent series of limited military strikes against Syria, the first direct U.S. intervention in the two-year civil war, in retaliation for President Bashar al-Assad’s suspected use of chemical weapons against civilians.

If you found the above sentence kind of confusing, or aren’t exactly sure why Syria is fighting a civil war, or even where Syria is located, then this is the article for you. What’s happening in Syria is really important, but it can also be confusing and difficult to follow even for those of us glued to it.

Here, then, are the most basic answers to your most basic questions. First, a disclaimer: Syria and its history are really complicated; this is not an exhaustive or definitive account of that entire story, just some background, written so that anyone can understand it.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Point 10. The United States through the CIA and State Department were funding the Muslim Brotherhood through Obama's brother in Egypt and raided Benghazi to smuggle missiles to the "rebels", a force that is 70% Al Qaeda and funded by us to destabilize Syria for profit and the pleasure of death.

Anonymous said...

759-Boy, you've got quite an imagination, don't you?

Anonymous said...

Those who are asleep call it imagination 12:24

Anonymous said...

I think 759 is hitting pretty close to the bone, 1224.

Anonymous said...

Interesting fact: Damascus is the oldest city that is still inhabited in the world. 8,000 years old!

Anonymous said...

For once,just forget about the rest of the world,unless you personally are trading directly with them.Detach yourself from everything outside of the US.Focus on these 50 states.We are all that matters and all that we can control.The US is the only country in the world that applies directly to us.Ignore everything and everyone else.When I count to three,wake up and remember everything I've told you.

Anonymous said...

12:43, I'm waiting. You never counted to three.

ZZZZZZZZZ....

Anonymous said...

You're right.i knew I forgot something.One,two, three.