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19. Clinton wanted to arm them too.

Sat Oct 24, 2015, 08:56 PM

Oct 2015

Hillary Clinton favoured arming Syria's rebels early in the country's civil war but was overruled by Barack Obama, the former secretary of state said in her new memoir, according to CBS News.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/06/hillary-clinton-arming-syrian-rebels-memoir

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Al-Qaeda leader in Syria is killed in Aleppo in a 'devastating blow' to terror group [View all] Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 OP

Al-Qaeda leaders always seem to get rapidly replaced uawchild Oct 2015 #1

Any group would replace a killed leader, 7962 Oct 2015 #5

Al-Qaeda reminds me of Hydra, from Marvel Comics. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #2

LOL. Put down your pompoms. tabasco Oct 2015 #8

Any evidence for that? tabasco Oct 2015 #14

Geez, why the upset....just connecting the dots as I see them. No offence! Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #15

"The graveyards are full of indispensible men." sulphurdunn Oct 2015 #4

that's a great quote n/t uawchild Oct 2015 #7

And indispensible nations too. nt bemildred Oct 2015 #25

Can't say I'm shedding any tears for the fucker. backscatter712 Oct 2015 #9

Sort of like moderate Nazis... n/t backscatter712 Oct 2015 #11

Clinton wanted to arm them too. former9thward Oct 2015 #19

But this face-rug guy appears in the posed ISIS photos. CJCRANE Oct 2015 #21

so al Qaeda is now "crippled"? The war's almost over? Doctor_J Oct 2015 #12

Meanwhile (according to Twitter) MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2015 #16

That would be an incredibly poor tactical move for ISIS. Chan790 Oct 2015 #17

Oil reservoir found in Golan Heights, says company Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #18

This is the guy in the iconic ISIS group photo. CJCRANE Oct 2015 #20

The Amish Jihadi. Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #24

Love this song :) Marrah_G Oct 2015 #26

That is one huge mess over there Red Knight Oct 2015 #22

I can't recall if this is good or bad daleo Oct 2015 #23