Below is his account of his time in a country now racked by anti-government protests and simmering sectarian tension.
If discontent has now morphed into full blown sectarian strife, then Syria and the region really are in trouble. Some writers even suggest this might create a situation like that which wrecked Lebanon earlier. If that becomes even remotely so, it will have catastrophic and destabilising results for the region as well as for Syria itself.
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As usual you are repeating the same inaccurate statements, and making sweeping allegations without a shred of evidence. Why don't you just stop trying to blame everything in Iraq on outsiders and face the fact that thousands of regular Iraqis, from all sects, were picking up guns and shooting at the Americans and their collaborators.
ReplyDelete<span>I'm assuming this is a response to the inane one who once again went on a rant that we've been hearing for years. I had told him many times to refrain from posting here but he doesn't seem to take no as an answer. Had to go.</span>
ReplyDelete<span>Administrator, did you delete anan’s comment? I hate taking the trouble to reply for nothing. I was about to present evidence contrary to what he claims. </span>
ReplyDeleteI wasn't aware of your incoming response. He's been making exactly the same statement for years now and no matter how much facts and data one puts his way to refute his claims he just doesn't take them in. That's the way he is. Do you remember when he used to claim that the lions of the Iraqi army defeated the Syrian army and other armies? Notrhing rational worth refuting. He's an embarressement.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, if you're willing to take the trouble to respond to his inanities, well, who am I to deprive you of this pleasure r.s?
ReplyDelete<span>"I wasn't aware of your incoming response." - </span><span>Ok fine understood.</span>
ReplyDeleteSorry!
ReplyDeleter.s. TGIA doesn't want me to post here. But I can provide detailed documentation if you are interested.
ReplyDeleteYou make me feel sick!
ReplyDeletePlease anan, tell us how the lions (sic) of the Iraqi army defeated in battle the Syrian army! Go ahead, nincompoop!
ReplyDeletePreviously you were offered help with interviewing Iraqi Army Generals. Right now, I don't know if the Iraqi Ministry of Defense would authorize it. [I have been up front with you that some of my friends know Iraqi Army active duty and retired officers. Active duty Iraqi Army officers have strict gag orders from the political leadership that restricts their ability to communicate with the press.]
ReplyDeleteIf you are "TRULY" interested, I can try to locate some retired Iraqi Army Generals. And there are some very good ones. [Thinking of Brigadier General Muttah, former commander of 2nd Iraqi Army Division who fought with many Syrians, including militias lead by senior officers in the Syrian army while assigned the battlespace of Mosul and Eastern Ninevah province.]
But for this to happen, you would need to be presented as a journalist and you would need to actually interview them and write a post about them [even if it is a skeptical post.]
TGIA, there is written documentation as well. But I don't think you would believe it. Dare I say . . . it is possible that I partly understand you. :)
I'll post one interesting document . . . [let us see if you actually read it Akhi TGIA ;) ] on your most recent article
"2nd Iraqi Army Division who fought with many Syrians, including militias lead by senior officers in the Syrian army "
ReplyDelete<span>Wow, I’m surprised this news hasn't been picked up by the media! Not one reporter in the world broke this huge story? </span>
r.s. You don't read or watch the media, so how would you know? Iraq has many 24 hour news channels and newspapers/magazines/blogs. Assad's support for attacks against the Iraqi Security Forces was extensively covered by the Iraqi press.
ReplyDeleteCould produce more links, but this topic seems to offend TGIA because TGIA seems to feel I am unfair to Syrians and Lebanese when discussing this issue.
In any case, r.s., if you want I can try to connect you to actual Iraqi Army. That is if you are interests.
Around 2007/2008, PM Maliki and Assad seeemed to reach some kind of arrangement. This is part of why violence in Iraq fell 95% and stayed down, and part of why the ISF and GoI downplays Assad's crimes during 2003-2007.
"Could produce more links, but..."
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<span>I don't believe that, you have produced none! </span>
Its on a later thread. R.S. The offer stands. I will try to connect you with Iraqi Army officers if you are interested. You can talk to them in Arabic. If you want to find an IA officer who speaks english, I will try to set that up too.
ReplyDeleteRemember that the IA can no longer freely talk to the press. So there are no guarantees.
<span>"Its on a later thread..."</span>
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<span>No, it isn't! </span>
I have called you on a lie and you are backed into the corner...LOL!
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