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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: mrclose on September 17, 2014, 09:31:49 PM

Title: Well, Well, Well .. FSA brigades pledge allegiance to ISIS in Al Bukamal ...
Post by: mrclose on September 17, 2014, 09:31:49 PM: First we have this:
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The House overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to grant President Obama authority to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels waging war against Islamic extremists.

Despite vocal opposition from both war-weary liberals and defense hawks who feel the Syria plan should include more robust steps, majorities in both conferences voted 273-156 to back Obamaâ€™s plan to give military aid to vetted members of the Free Syrian Army.

Which .. Surprise, leads us to this:
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FSA brigades pledge allegiance to ISIS in Al Bukamal, east Syria

(Reporting by Abdullah raja; Translation by Dani Murad)

Sources and eyewitnesses in the border town of al-Bukamal east Syria informed Zaman Alwasl that many factions affiliated with FSA have pledged allegiance with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) amid a huge public attendance, where their weapons have been handed over to â€œISISâ€.

https://www.zamanalwsl.net/en/readNews.php?id=5696
Title: Re: Well, Well, Well .. FSA brigades pledge allegiance to ISIS in Al Bukamal ...
Post by: mrclose on September 17, 2014, 09:44:47 PM: Obama's plan is coming together nicely I see! :fuelfire:
Title: Re: Well, Well, Well .. FSA brigades pledge allegiance to ISIS in Al Bukamal ...
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on September 18, 2014, 12:40:57 AM: Nobody could have seen this coming...well, nobody named McCain, Graham, Obama, Dempsey, or Hagel, anyway...

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Title: Re: Well, Well, Well .. FSA brigades pledge allegiance to ISIS in Al Bukamal ...
Post by: BlueStateSaint on September 18, 2014, 05:39:29 AM: This is my reaction to that . . . stolen from Photobucket . . .

(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r262/RedNatalia222/AtomBomb.jpg)
Title: Re: Well, Well, Well .. FSA brigades pledge allegiance to ISIS in Al Bukamal ...
Post by: Eupher on September 18, 2014, 07:57:11 AM: Biden is sure to comment on this development.

Just give him a second to get the egg ready that he'll wind up smearing all over his face.

Barry & Co - Where Failure Isn't Just A Policy, It's A Watchword
Title: Re: Well, Well, Well .. FSA brigades pledge allegiance to ISIS in Al Bukamal ...
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on September 18, 2014, 10:56:14 AM: Quote from: Eupher on September 18, 2014, 07:57:11 AM
Biden is sure to comment on this development.

Just give him a second to get the egg ready that he'll wind up smearing all over his face.

Barry & Co - Where Failure Isn't Just A Policy, It's A Watchword

More of a standard, I think. In this case, McCain and Graham own a big piece of it too.
Title: Re: Well, Well, Well .. FSA brigades pledge allegiance to ISIS in Al Bukamal ...
Post by: Dori on September 18, 2014, 01:25:14 PM: What I got out of reading the link is that ISIS overtook them. Many of them gave up their arms and then ran away. Similar to what happened to the Iraqi military and the Christians in Iraq.

What is it with these people that won't fight for their own country? It's no wonder they all live under brutal dictators.
Title: Re: Well, Well, Well .. FSA brigades pledge allegiance to ISIS in Al Bukamal ...
Post by: Wineslob on September 18, 2014, 02:47:41 PM: Quote
What is it with these people that won't fight for their own country? It's no wonder they all live under brutal dictators.

They will not fight their Islamic "Brothers".
Title: Re: Well, Well, Well .. FSA brigades pledge allegiance to ISIS in Al Bukamal ...
Post by: Ptarmigan on September 18, 2014, 08:25:06 PM: None of the Syrian rebels are trustworthy. They are all snakes.