US pulling out of North Syria

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Re: US pulling out of North Syria

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EAllusion wrote:The US is sending additional military assets to Syria to secure oil fields. Well past time to pretend to believe a different talking point Subs.

In Trump world, it's far more important to protect minor oil fields than to support our military allies.

I wonder if this is what the end of the Roman Empire looked like: morons supporting moronic leadership long enough to drive the empire into the ground.
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Re: US pulling out of North Syria

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subgenius wrote:
EAllusion wrote:The US is sending additional military assets to Syria to secure oil fields. Well past time to pretend to believe a different talking point Subs.

There is no need to believe otherwise, so perhaps you could pretend to be informed and get back to me on what you are talking about.

Likely, EA is referring to that BS talking point you seem to trot out with some regularity, about how Trump is “ending the endless wars and bringing the troops home”.
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Re: US pulling out of North Syria

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canpakes wrote:Likely, EAllusion is referring to that BS talking point you seem to trot out with some regularity, about how Trump is “ending the endless wars and bringing the troops home”.

Of course.

Also, why isn't the US sending expensive military assets to secure Syrian wind turbines? I don't get it.
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Isn't the above graphic an example of a conspiracy theory?
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Dr. Shades wrote:Isn't the above graphic an example of a conspiracy theory?


No. It’s literal fact. Go to Genie Energy’s wiki page.

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Dr. Shades wrote:Isn't the above graphic an example of a conspiracy theory?

Yes.
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Re: US pulling out of North Syria

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Dr. Shades wrote:Isn't the above graphic an example of a conspiracy theory?

Res Ipsa wrote:Yes.

Doctor CamNC4me wrote:No. It’s literal fact. Go to Genie Energy’s wiki page

So there are two components.

1. Is the visible statement of the image correct - i.e., are these folks actually connected to Genie in the way claimed?

2. Is any implied statement suggested by the image correct - i.e., did these folks drive Administration policy to obtain benefit via Genie?

Then there’s the issue of if a conspiratorial suggestion should be read into the image to begin with, as opposed to the image attempting to illustrate a simpler conclusion or theme - i.e., corporate interests are finding a way to profit off of Administration policies regardless of which way those policies lean.
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Re: US pulling out of North Syria

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CT is always grounded in some fact or facts. It’s the implication that the guys in the picture are the cause of events in the Syrian was that is CT.
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