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Washington Post Beirut bureau chief covering Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and beyond. RT=Gosh, hmm or huh. Likes are my filing cabinet, not “likes”.

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    Liz Sly‏Verified account @LizSly 2 Nov 2014

    US-backed rebels routed by Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra in northern Syria. America's Syria strategy has collapsed.http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-backed-syria-rebels-routed-by-fighters-linked-to-al-qaeda/2014/11/02/7a8b1351-8fb7-4f7e-a477-66ec0a0aaf34_story.html …

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      2. Kim Ghattas‏Verified account @BBCKimGhattas 2 Nov 2014
        Replying to @LizSly

        @LizSly half hearted backing. A handful of weapons. They were never meant to win anything. So not sure it was a strategy. But still bad.

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      1. Michael Young‏ @BeirutCalling 3 Nov 2014
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        @LizSly I agree with most of this, but the Obama adm. undermined the 'moderates' long before, talking only about building a defensive force.

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      1. Sanam Naraghi Anderlini‏ @sanambna 2 Nov 2014
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        Sadly it's not news.@LizSly:US-backed rebels routed by Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra. America's Syria strategy has collapsed. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-backed-syria-rebels-routed-by-fighters-linked-to-al-qaeda/2014/11/02/7a8b1351-8fb7-4f7e-a477-66ec0a0aaf34_story.html …

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      1. Tom Curran‏ @TDogUSA 2 Nov 2014
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        @LizSly Obama DOES NOT listen to his Generals! He has his own agenda for America & for fighting #ISIS. Its bad for America & the world #ccot

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      1. Vijay Prashad‏Verified account @vijayprashad 2 Nov 2014
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        .@LizSly and so it goes.

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      1. Jannik MS‏ @jmglobalaffairs 10 Aug 2017
        Replying to @LizSly @DocPakistan

        "main northern strongholds" - "partners in its war against the Islamic State" - ISIS hasn't had a presence there for ages, but who cares.

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      1. Intensional‏ @intensionality 3 Nov 2014
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        . @LizSly BS. US wants to ditch partners, recruit proxy force from scratch. Can get plenty of refugees desperate to feed their families.

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      1. aquart‏ @aquart 3 Nov 2014
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        @LizSly Congratulate the Republicans on their Senate takeover.

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      1. Capitalism‏ @Capitalism4All 2 Nov 2014
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        @LizSly @SenRandPaul predicted this would happen months ago ..

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      1. Shaista Aziz‏ @shaistaAziz 2 Nov 2014
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        .@LizSly: US-backed rebels routed by Al-Qaeda-linked Nusra in northern Syria. America's #Syria strategy has collapsed http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-backed-syria-rebels-routed-by-fighters-linked-to-al-qaeda/2014/11/02/7a8b1351-8fb7-4f7e-a477-66ec0a0aaf34_story.html …

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      2. ONGOING SLAUGHTER‏ @dingalingy55 2 Nov 2014
        Replying to @LizSly

        @LizSly @notgeorgesabra calling them US backed is cruel. It is obvious the @CIA backs ASSad. And they run America.

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      3. DegusLocke‏ @SquizzRadical 2 Nov 2014
        Replying to @dingalingy55

        @dingalingy55 @LizSly @notgeorgesabra @CIA this is so wrong on many levels. Please don't slander the #FSA like this.

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      1. Closed‏ @SaryIQ85 2 Nov 2014
        Replying to @LizSly

        @LizSly #FSA is gonna be EXTINCT soon !! #FSA vs #IS &#SAA + #JN

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      1. Yahish‏ @ishkait 2 Nov 2014
        Replying to @LizSly

        @LizSly @3bdUlkaed6r I wonder how to interpret that ? ,does it implicate steadfastness they draw from their respective ideologies ?

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      1. Hassan Malik‏ @HmalikH 2 Nov 2014
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        @LizSly @dandrezner Didn't realize it had one..

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      1. Carol Malouf Khattab‏Verified account @carolmalouf 2 Nov 2014
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        @LizSly great piece Liz!

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      1. JJ‏ @JJGomez127 2 Nov 2014
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        @LizSly kurds are our boots in syria

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