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I know that there are many former sailors and airmen here at DU. (Original Post) Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 OP
All I say is "Volunteer." Downwinder Sep 2013 #1
Lots of folks here do not understand the complexities of this part of the world. Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #2
Syria was a dissident dumping ground for the Ottoman Empire. Downwinder Sep 2013 #3
Given their history, yes it is hard to include them all. Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #4
Missed: Downwinder Sep 2013 #5

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)
1. All I say is "Volunteer."
Sun Sep 1, 2013, 08:37 AM
Sep 2013

Just remember you become a target for both sides in a domestic dispute. in Syria there are at least ten sides.

Shias
Sunnis
Alawites
Christians
Druze
Kurds
Armenians
Assyrians
Turks
Arabs

 

Rebellious Republican

(5,029 posts)
2. Lots of folks here do not understand the complexities of this part of the world.
Sun Sep 1, 2013, 08:43 AM
Sep 2013

If they have never been there.

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)
5. Missed:
Sun Sep 1, 2013, 01:54 PM
Sep 2013

Palestinians
Syrian Jews (800K in Israel) Aleppo was a major Jewish center going back to biblical times

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