Truce, schmruce

[luvdovz]

Whoever really believed the armistice that Lavrov and Kerry achieved for Syria a few days ago, was going to last, must have not paid any attention at all.

Not only was that cease-fire not respected by either Assad's forces or the so called "moderate rebels" (not to mention Daesh), but it was being actively violated in the very first hours after the

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[htpcl]

This reminds me of that incident in Afghanistan, where US planes took the bonfires of some Canadians on the ground for anti-plane fire, and "fired back", killing 5 Canadian troops. There was an "investigation pending" back then as well, and also some muted apologies. Oh, and some "à la guerre comme à la guerre" sort of apologism, of course.

[dreamville_bg]

That's not how you keep a ceasefire.

[ddstory]

I'd say 60% incompetence and 40% not giving much of a fuck who they're bombing from a safe distance.

[abomvubuso]

Well, Russian planes hit a UN convoy bringing humanitarian aid to those in need. What can I say.

[mikeyxw]

It seems like the truce never stood a chance. Even Mr. Kerry introduced it by saying This is the best thing we could think of. The worst part is, he's probably right.

Killing a few dozen Syrian troops was kinda stupid, even if it was an accident. Maybe killing a few thousand would work towards ending the war, maybe stopping the bombing would help as well, although I doubt there's anything the US could do that doesn't involve killing a few thousand Syrian troops would make any difference at this point. That said, If the US stopped bombing, it would prevent articles about the US killing a few dozen Syrian troops. This is very different from a truce, but it is something.

[luvdovz]

Yeah. Those pesky bloggers around the world, blogging about events happening around the world. Life would've been so much more tranquil if people just stopped paying attention.

[mikeyxw]

Naw, wasn't directing this at bloggers, really pointing out that the US bombing is pretty much a non-factor at this point... and why the hell are we involved in Syria if we're a non-factor?

[luvdovz]

To stir shit up?