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josa0512 wrote:I agree that ISIS certainly captured a significant cache of weapons and ammunition from the SAA. I wanted to contribute to the narrative and discussion on this topic and issue because it's one of the few times that I had some information to add to the forum. I've already discovered which news sites are not credible when it comes to news concerning the civil wars in Syria and Iraq. Any news site that has ties to Russia, China, or the Syrian government can't be trusted and has very little credibility in my eyes. Thus, I've compiled a list of news websites that I more or less trust to get information on the events in the Middle East. And whenever there's a claim of one side of the Syrian civil war achieving a military breakthrough or a similar significant event, I cross check the various websites on my list. If the story is reported on the majority of the news websites, then I know it's true. However, if the story is only reported on one or two news websites that I'm not as familiar with and the news sites that I trust remain silent on the story and the story is in turn refuted by comment posters on these sites, then I don't believe the reported claims. It's been an interesting hobby for me...to figure all of this out on my own. As you know, there are precious few reporters in these war zones.

Thucydides wrote:It seams to me that the situation in Syria is opposite that of the Vietnam War. In Vietnam, the foreign actors (US, USSR) were in awakening eras, but the locals were in a crisis era. Contrast this to Syria that is supposed to be in an awakening era, but some of the foreign actors (US, Russia) are in crisis eras.

Thucydides wrote:It is also interesting to me that many of the hand-on atrocities are being carried out by locals or by militias from other awakening era countries (Lebanon, Iran), whereas the countries that should be in crisis eras are mostly using advanced technology and heavy weapons from a distance with minimal risk to their own combatants.

Thucydides wrote: > It seams to me that the situation in Syria is opposite that of the
> Vietnam War. In Vietnam, the foreign actors (US, USSR) were in
> awakening eras, but the locals were in a crisis era. Contrast this
> to Syria that is supposed to be in an awakening era, but some of
> the foreign actors (US, Russia) are in crisis eras.

> It is also interesting to me that many of the hand-on atrocities
> are being carried out by locals or by militias from other
> awakening era countries (Lebanon, Iran), whereas the countries
> that should be in crisis eras are mostly using advanced technology
> and heavy weapons from a distance with minimal risk to their own
> combatants.

> So my question is: How is this consistent with the generational
> timeline?

Guest wrote: > One thing I'm curious about is Donald Trump. Do you think he will
> cave into the Russians on everything? The way the MSM talks,
> Donald Trump is some kind of Manchurian Candidate. I believe
> Donald Trump is a Patriot. I don't think he would give in to any
> country, and I don't think that he is a afraid of anyone. If Trump
> does cooperate with Putin, it will be because he sincerely
> believes he is doing what is in the best interest of America. I
> don't like Russians at all, but I do wonder what will happen with
> America's foreign policy. I worry he will abandon our European
> allies.

> Sixteen years of horrendous administration is hard to recover
> from. Trump has his work cut out for him.

josa0512 wrote: > Dr. Xenakis, You wrote "ISIS entered the big Russian-Syrian T-4
> air base outside the town, carrying off substantial quantities of
> Russian armaments including assault rifles, ground-to-ground
> missiles, anti-tank missiles, and anti-air rockets."

> I'm curious, what is your source for this information?

> Based on what I've read, ISIS captured the armaments and weapons
> when they captured Palmyra and the surrounding area. Immediately
> after recapturing Palmyra, ISIS laid siege to the Tiyas (T-4) air
> base and were able to damage 3-4 aircraft with mortar and rocket
> fire, but I haven't seen any credible sources that report that
> ISIS actually breached the defenses of the Tiyas air base. The
> only sources that I can find claiming that ISIS captured the T-4
> air base is bellingcat.com and syria.liveuamap.com but those
> sources are wrong and that information is false. It is true that
> ISIS attacked the T-4 air base but their attack was repulsed and
> the SAA still controls the T-4 air base. I just wanted your
> Generational Dynamics weblog to be as accurate as possible.

> If ISIS did succeed in capturing the T-4 airbase (which is the
> largest air base in Syria), this would indeed be a major military
> development in the Syrian Civil War but this has not happened yet.
> Bashar al-Assad still controls the T-4 air base and always has,
> unfortunately. During the Syrian Civil War, neither the rebels or
> ISIS have ever managed to capture the T-4 air base. ISIS
> previously captured the Taqba air base, which is near the Tiyas
> T-4 air base.