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Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
You're just another Putin arselicker.
Hey you awaded that task to me.

Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
The removal of Assad is the only way this war will end. That was their only option to bring it to an early close.
Assads dismissal would have ended the thoatcutters march onwards to victory and peace and happines falls?
I did say "another", but you're right, you're front of the queue for shoving your tongue into Putin's chocolate starfish.

In answer to your question, IS and AQ had no foothold in Syria until large areas of it essentially became a failed state thanks to Assad.