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Originally Posted by MTVN
Well Syria does have an army, trouble is we were supporting the armed opposition to that army until recently. We still claim to support the 'moderate' rebels but the reality is they are next to non-existent now that IS and other extremists dominate the Syrian opposition to the extent they do. Iraq had an army but we disbanded it after the invasion and its new one is a complete mess. Libya had an army but we supported the armed opposition to that too which is now a series of competing militias, many of them extreme, now roaming the country with the government lacking any control. Not an ideal situation for the budding young patriot to head off to the trenches for his country.
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Terrible situation all round.
I can see your point about it not being an ideal situation for the young men to stand up to fight.
Goodness only knows if there will ever be a solution to this mess.