Russia's double dealing on arms to Assad regime leaves UK isolated over Syria

Started by jimmy olsen, February 18, 2013, 07:10:19 PM

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Razgovory

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February 18, 2013, 11:39:03 PM Last Edit: February 18, 2013, 11:47:41 PM by Razgovory
Quote from: Viking on February 18, 2013, 10:30:03 PM

Nobody suggested that. Soviets and Spanish Communists were both bad guys. The good guys were the republican government that did get embargoed.

The Republican government did deal with Stalin.  In fact, that's where all the Gold in Madrid went.  To Moscow.  They used it to buy weapons.  Unlike the Nazis, Stalin didn't give his weapons away to the Spanish.  The British and French were prevented from bringing in weapons by the embargo.  They simply didn't want too.  Nobody really wanted to arm the Republicans.
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Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

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February 18, 2013, 11:48:01 PM
Quote from: Viking on February 18, 2013, 10:35:53 PM
Syria seems to be breaking the Anti-Israel alliance as it seems that Hizbullah has actively invaded Syria with as many as 1000 men and Hamas men have been volunteering in large numbers to fight for the rebels.

It's not a surprise that some Hamas men will do that, co-religionists and all; guess how large the Shia community is in Gaza ?
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