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qkkl posted:I feel that a lot of these protests could be resolved if a Sunni Islamist state was established. It seems that in muslim-majority countries there is always a minority of Sunnis who are unhappy with the secular governments. Maybe when the Taliban finally take over Afghanistan again then that could become a Sunni Islamist state that receives many immigrants. Unlike ISIS, the Taliban at least seem to want to make a somewhat reasonable nation. It's possible that some of those who fight Bashar al Assad are doing so for reasons other than just generalized hatred of secularism
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How are u posted:They know what happened in Egypt and don't want it, but I think they'd better be ready to fight. The situation is hardly comparable, both countries have very different histories.
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qkkl posted:I feel that a lot of these protests could be resolved if a Sunni Islamist state was established. It seems that in muslim-majority countries there is always a minority of Sunnis who are unhappy with the secular governments. Maybe when the Taliban finally take over Afghanistan again then that could become a Sunni Islamist state that receives many immigrants. Unlike ISIS, the Taliban at least seem to want to make a somewhat reasonable nation. 
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qkkl posted:I feel that a lot of these protests could be resolved if a Sunni Islamist state was established. It seems that in muslim-majority countries there is always a minority of Sunnis who are unhappy with the secular governments. Maybe when the Taliban finally take over Afghanistan again then that could become a Sunni Islamist state that receives many immigrants. Unlike ISIS, the Taliban at least seem to want to make a somewhat reasonable nation. 
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qkkl posted:I feel that a lot of these protests could be resolved if a Sunni Islamist state was established. It seems that in muslim-majority countries there is always a minority of Sunnis who are unhappy with the secular governments. Maybe when the Taliban finally take over Afghanistan again then that could become a Sunni Islamist state that receives many immigrants. Unlike ISIS, the Taliban at least seem to want to make a somewhat reasonable nation. counterpoint they should mend the schism and join the islamic revolutionary republic of Iran in glorious islamo-socialist utopia
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Footage from the Lafarge ex-cement plant from yesterday, here's the story behind it: https://www.reddit.com/r/syriancivilwar/comments/ba4kkh/footage_from_the_lafarge_cement_plant_south_of/ quote:So yesterday IS fighters who are keep prison in Derik city try to escape . The where video of fighters jets hovering around the city. The last report was the prison is under the controle of SDF, and nobody escape.
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I bet there are Trump supporters who don't pay attention who think we pulled out of Syria. Edit: Oops, almost forgot. Hey, guidoanselmi. I have to pull back from different threads at different times to sort of preserve my sanity. Right now I've pulled back from following the stuff in Venezuela and from the main Trump thread because good god why? RandomPauI fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Apr 7, 2019 |
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GreyjoyBastard posted:counterpoint they should mend the schism and join the islamic revolutionary republic of Iran in glorious islamo-socialist utopia Every day is Ashura, and every land is Karbala!
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The AKP has started claiming that the municipal elections are a terrorist conspiracy of the Gulenists.
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Cat Mattress posted:The AKP has started claiming that the municipal elections are a terrorist conspiracy of the Gulenists. i mean, i appreciate that local elections are boring but this seems to be taking it all a bit far
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Gulenist infiltration is subtler than you may think! It resorts to evil means such as democratic voting to spread its corruption everywhere.
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All those eggs meme in the twitter comments kinda make them more interesting than i thought possible.
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Do Americans want a Franco-American alliance or not? It's possible to criticize France yet still support their battle against Sino-Soviet proxies in Indochina.
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RandomPauI posted:Yeah, it's domino theory + the Saudis won't behave if we don't support them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jamal_Khashoggi Well, they already don't seem to be behaving, so by that logic I guess we should stop supporting them then.
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FAUXTON posted:Probably Azerbaijan, iirc there's some dude in close with the aliyevs and they scratch each others' backs in laundering public funds through poo poo like construction projects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy9Qtf3P6Nw
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Saladin Rising posted:Ah yes, the Saudis won't behave if we don't support them. The KSA-US relationship has been deteriorating, yes.
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Only 2 years since that story was aired and nothing has come from it lol
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Vernii posted:I don't have a WSJ subscription so this'll have to do. In unprecedented move for the U.S., Trump administration declares elite Iranian military unit a terrorist organization quote:The move was announced Monday as the Trump administration looks for ways to increase economic and political pressure on the Islamic regime in Tehran. It's official now.
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How long until the US embassy to Germany is designated as a terror group for its open support to alt-right fuckheads?
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OhFunny posted:In unprecedented move for the U.S., Trump administration declares elite Iranian military unit a terrorist organization
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V. Illych L. posted:not convinced they've thought through all the implications of this tbh Have they ever thought through all the implications of any of this? Trump's going to be out of extradition range of the US with his ill-gotten goods by the time it has any effect.
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V. Illych L. posted:not convinced they've thought through all the implications of this tbh https://twitter.com/ForeignPolicy/status/1115211465861009408?s=19 I'm debating weather that or threatening to place sanctions on Lebanon if it doesn't plunge itself into a second civil war is the least thought-out move.
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V. Illych L. posted:not convinced they've thought through all the implications of this tbh There's not many honestly. More theatre than anything.
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The AKP want to rerun the Istanbul election they narrowly lost after their demands for a recount were rejected: https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1115567571258966016
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Brown Moses posted:The AKP want to rerun the Istanbul election they narrowly lost after their demands for a recount were rejected:
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Brown Moses posted:The AKP want to rerun the Istanbul election they narrowly lost after their demands for a recount were rejected: When you slack off on your cheating look what happens.
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The Saudi Twitter friends club are out in full force promoting Haftars assault, but it's looking more and more like he bit off more than he could chew. The disorganized militias he probably thought he would walk over one by and are banding together and presenting a unified defense now that there's a common enemy and an immediate threat. Sucks to suck.
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Volkerball posted:The Saudi Twitter friends club are out in full force promoting Haftars assault, but it's looking more and more like he bit off more than he could chew. The disorganized militias he probably thought he would walk over one by and are banding together and presenting a unified defense now that there's a common enemy and an immediate threat. Sucks to suck. Fighting seems pretty bad right now, both sides are launching airstrikes on the other and the battles are spilling into populated parts of the Tripoli suburbs. Misratans were posting picture of themselves moving grad rockets, which is always a bad sign. I wonder if we'll see any dog fights? I'm not sure if these strikes are from helicopters or planes or what kind of vehicles either side has.
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Grape posted:When you slack off on your cheating look what happens. "gently caress, uhhh two out of three???"
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