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by thera2 1796 days ago
They underestimated Syria and Assad leadership, they hoped they could take over the country.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/world/middleeast/cia-syri...
1 comments
9999px 1795 days ago
Nailed it. The US is only concerned with imperialism and maintaining a stranglehold in the region. Syria was meant to be Libya Part 2: Electric Boogaloo, but it was just a royal mess from the beginning.
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