@emptywheel Motivation wise? No. But training/equipping wise? We're much better. Also, too, remember Northern Alliance.
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@BooMan23 We get credit for training Northern Alliance? Why? Don't we also get credit for "training" Hekmatyar? -
@emptywheel not a whole lot of boots on the ground during Northern Alliance victory. Mainly for spotting for airstrikes. -
@BooMan23 Right. But right now our plan is to sic CIA trained rebels on Assad after we weaken him w/spanking.
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@emptywheel They've had a lot of live-fire opportunities the last several years... -
@charlie_simpson Yup. But does that mean CIA trainees can never catch up? If so, isn't that a problem? (Honestly don't know answer)
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@emptywheel Rhetorical question or is it known who the CIA trained ppl are and where they went? -
@sailvarmint It is not known publicly. So it'll be hard to measure until al-Nusra ends up leading even CIA trainees. - End of conversation
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@emptywheel this is part of a broader question I think - how effective are we really?? Lots of $$ to spend but we don't seem to get resultsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel there's a language gap.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel Outsiders appear to have better grasp of facts vs. 'diplomats' who defend statquo, use manip & deception wrt resources & tacticsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel Depends. What training4? As if askg if conservatives better (en)training toward consensus. Uh, yes. Is that the preferred goal?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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