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[–][deleted] 12 insightful - 5 fun12 insightful - 4 fun13 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

What does mass immigration have to do with the Syrian civil war? I guess you'll never find out.

[–]sudd3nclar1ty 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Neoliberal chickens coming home to roost? A little dash of drought and climate catastrophe. Proxy war between Russia and the west. Cruel leadership and human rights violations by elites.

If I was unlucky enough to be born in Syria I'd GTFO too. That place is a political shitshow. If western democracies were smart, they'd stabilize these regions so desperate people don't wash up on their shores. Instead we sell arms, invade their neighbors and let allies like Turkey crush the Kurds.

People aren't plants. They can move to safer places. Just wait til the climate really starts heating up and the real fun starts.

[–]Chipit 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Syria was destroyed because it was a threat to Israel. It was also a conduit for supplies to Hezbollah.

Most of US Middle East policy is to the benefit of Israel and the detriment of everyone else, including America.

[–]sudd3nclar1ty 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Can't argue with this. Israel has been wagging the dog for a long time.