1/3 - Many Qs today re. “70,000 moderate opposition fighters.” -> What does “moderate” mean? Answer: slightly different for all concerned.
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2/3 - Best approach: (a) Who do Western govts acknowledge as anti#ISIS? (b) What groups will West govts want involved in political process?
3/3 - Combining (a)&(b) almost certainly results in this broad list, now including 2 conservative ‘super-groups’:pic.twitter.com/jMKZJzNBWU
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PTs: Note that more recent Western assessments differentiate between “FSA groups” & “moderate anti-
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PTs: Also note those are my own rough ballpark estimates - not hard & fast numbers.
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@Charles_Lister Suggestion is that (a)+(b) turn attn to IS? Ass/RU will give (a)+(b) air+arty supp vs. IS?? Moderates in Ass/RU-IS sandwich! -
@Charles_Lister Purist Ass/RU cynicism: obliterate moderates, once out of the way left w IS, enlist supp of W against them. Ass sits pretty!
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@Charles_Lister Al Jabhat Al Shamiyeh? The one the includes Ahrar and Islamic Army? They are moderates now?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Charles_Lister@chunkymark There is no such thing as moderates my friend! They are all potential terrorists! All propaganda to go to war!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Finally an attempt to provide a breakdown of the "70'000 moderate opposition fighters" in
#Syria “@Charles_Lister pic.twitter.com/KBRAgNtrNK”
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@Dr_JMRickli@90percenters@Charles_Lister Please tell me someone else thinks this is ropey at best! We can't FORCE them to work with us!
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@Charles_Lister "conservative" supergroups is an euphemism i hope....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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