Syria

[Notty]

Are you confused by what is going on in the Middle East?
Let me explain.
We support the Iraqi government in the fight against ISIS.
We don't like ISIS, but ISIS is supported by Saudi Arabia who we do like.
We don't like Assad in Syria. We support the fight against him, but ISIS is also fighting against him.
We don't like Iran, but Iran supports the Iraqi government in its fight against ISIS.
So some of our friends support our enemies, some enemies are now our friends,
and some of our enemies are fighting against our other enemies, who we want to lose,
but we don't want our enemies who are fighting our enemies to win.
If the people we want to defeat are defeated, they could be replaced by people we like even less.
And all this was started by us invading a country to drive out terrorists
who were not actually there until we went in to drive them out 

[Kiwifruit]

Summed up very well Notty......
Clear as mud now 

I will try......
Those with sand between their toes like fighting each other. The West likes selling them arms for massive profits.
Any clearer.......didn't think so 

[seth]

AL MURRY (the pub landlord ) said something simular a few years ago .

[lil4399]

War is just business, BIG business, that is why (in order of money made from Arms sales) the American, British and French governments will ensure it continues somewhere in the world.

Bit sick really. 

[VladTepes]

lil - you forgot Russia as a major arms exporter. 

[Batkwaka]

Not to mention 3 permanent members of the UN Security Council are the worlds largest weapons manufacturers, no conflict of interest there.