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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSanctions Against Countries Which Support Syrian Rebels?
Should there be sanctions against countries which support the rebels destabilizing Syria, especially given that they are known to collude with and supply weapons to known terrorist groups?
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Sanctions Against Countries Which Support Syrian Rebels? (Original Post)
CJCRANE
Sep 2014
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Laelth
(32,017 posts)1. The President has proposed aiding "moderate" Syrian rebels.
It seems unlikely that we would sanction them at the same time.
-Laelth
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)2. Maybe Russia should support "moderate" Ukrainian rebels.
I'm seeing an obvious hypocrisy here.
Or maybe it's just me and I need to get my eyes checked.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)3. The idea appears to be ...
... to arm Syrian "moderates" so that they can act as the ground troops in the fight against IS, thereby avoiding putting more American troops in harm's way.
It appears to me that your eyes are working fine.
-Laelth
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)4. Of course we know that in practice...
the moderates just give up or sell the weapons to the guys in the black ninja suits.
In any case, getting involved in a three way civil war just spells quagmire.