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On 08/17/2021 03:15 PM, Byker wrote:
western nations just can't DO that anymore. We've
become too civilized to fight the uncivilized. OUR
defenses are aimed at OTHER big nations. Nukes and
bombers and tanks to counter nukes and bombers and
tanks. Big stuff. Keeps the general peace, but it
is almost useless for the Taliban or al-Qaida or
ISIS and similar groups. Russia was more effective
against ISIS than we were because they were far
less concerned about collateral damage. We didn't
ask and they didn't tell.
Americans were reluctant to truly fight ISIS, especially at the
early stage, because they saw it not only as a terrorist group,
but also as a useful tool against the Syrian government, so they
didn't rush to eliminate ISIS in order to 'allow' them to fight
against the Syrian government.
When Russia sent military support to Syria, the Russian planes
started attacking ISIS for real, and it also somewhat stimulated
the Americans to start fighting ISIS for more real.
And the claims that the Russian military absolutely do not care
about collateral damage is rather a traditional narrative of the
American and British propaganda.
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