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Sam Adams
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Thu Nov 28 18:49:13 2024
Re-armed syrian militias have opened a significant attack on soviet-bloc lines(assad, iran, hezbollah, russian) outside aleppo. A brigade-division sized soviet force was smashed, its iranian commander killed, and cia backed syrian militias are rolling into the suburbs of the city. It is unclear if the city can be held.

Lol jergul you thought opening another front with clandestine proxies was something only you could do?
Average Ameriacn
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Thu Nov 28 18:54:43 2024
They are inspired by Trump's victory. Trump has not yet been sworn in, but he is already changing the course of world history!
murder
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Thu Nov 28 19:05:00 2024

Now if only Biden would grow a nut and actually take out Assad, and maybe even target Russian forces in Syria.

Removing Assad would essentially neuter Hezbollah permanently.

murder
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Thu Nov 28 19:06:19 2024

And while he's at it, he should also take out Kim Jong Un for sending troops to Ukraine.

murder
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Thu Nov 28 19:10:00 2024

This should have been done 3 years ago to stretch out and stress Russian forces.

Unfortunate Biden is a twat.

jergul
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Thu Nov 28 20:16:03 2024
You seem butthurt sammy. Why not double down and mention me in your initial post 4 times instead of the two you have managed so far?
Sam Adams
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Thu Nov 28 20:46:35 2024
I mean i saw the defense news and couldnt help but laugh a few times at your russian military dreams.
jergul
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Thu Nov 28 20:50:54 2024
Is that copium or hopium I wonder? Yes, so you support Islamists again (how could that go wrong?).

Meanwhile in Ukraine...
Nimatzo
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Thu Nov 28 20:54:29 2024
The Islamist that Jergul supports (Hezbollah, Islamic republic and Hamas) are totally different!
murder
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Thu Nov 28 21:18:55 2024

jergul: Why do you oppose democracy in Syria?

jergul
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Thu Nov 28 23:48:14 2024
I am firmly in favour of democracy in Syria. Show me the roadmap. Breaking stuff is not a roadmap.
Paramount
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Fri Nov 29 00:40:24 2024
”Why do you oppose democracy in ….”

For an American, you have to be either ignorant or bold to ask such a question, considering that the USA has overthrown several democracies, and supported military dictatorships.
Nimatzo
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Fri Nov 29 09:17:57 2024
Erdogan for all his rethoric and threats hurled against Israel, comes through and opens up another front against Russia and the axis.

lol
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 13:40:01 2024
That is President Tayip "ahaha, I got f-34s cheap to mix and match with my S-400ds" Erdogan to you Nimi.
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 13:42:16 2024
35s rather. Which also means that Russia was prewarned and the fallbacks were planned. Hence the low 100ds of losses to defenders and mid 100ds to the attackers.

I think the plan is to let the Islamists have their Tet offensive.
Nimatzo
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Fri Nov 29 15:25:51 2024
You wouldn't be the dunce you are if you did not take out your celebrations way too early. October 7th and the Israeli attack on the Islamic republic come to mind. If the inverse jergul tracker is still valid, I would say Aleppo is lost.
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 16:22:39 2024
So cute <3
Sam Adams
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Fri Nov 29 18:20:26 2024
Aleppo falls. That was fast.
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 18:26:28 2024
^Speaking of premature ejaculations.

VOA: "The government did not comment on insurgents breaching city limits"

Seb
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Fri Nov 29 18:53:48 2024
It was dumb to let Assad win previously.

A lot could have been a avoided if Cameron and Obama hadn't blinked in 2013, and subsequent leaders at every opportunity afterwards.

Seb
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Fri Nov 29 18:54:36 2024
Jergul:

Cf. Dayton accords.
Sam Adams
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Fri Nov 29 18:55:54 2024
Lol poor jergul.
Paramount
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Fri Nov 29 19:22:14 2024
It’s Islamic jihadist. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

Turkey is likely involved. Erdogan wants to control Kurdish areas and get to the PKK (Nimatzo’s wifes people).
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 20:35:45 2024
Jesus christ sammy. You are wrong at every turn and you project that to "poor jergul".

You get a figleaf in Syria. Remember how you thought Assad was done? Or Iran was done? Or Russia was done?

Get a grip and find reality. Please. I am asking for a friend.
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 20:38:13 2024
Seb
The problem is the frozen conflict. Constitutional reform should have happened by now. The barrier is not Syrian regime resistance. It is the rebels that would be marginalized by their limited support in actual populated areas.
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 20:38:54 2024
Reform = democracy. The barrier is that the "wrong" people win democracy in the short term.
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 20:40:20 2024
So play the long game.
murder
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Fri Nov 29 21:18:32 2024

"I am firmly in favour of democracy in Syria. Show me the roadmap. Breaking stuff is not a roadmap."

Breaking the grip on power of a minority that rules by force is a great first step.

murder
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Fri Nov 29 21:19:36 2024

And breaking stuff is a great roadmap. Because if you break it and it doesn't work out, you can always break it again.

Sam Adams
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Fri Nov 29 21:23:06 2024

"VOA: "The government did not comment on insurgents breaching city limits"

Lol poor jergul.
Nimatzo
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Fri Nov 29 21:29:35 2024
The Jergulian curse of premature ejaculation strikes a again. Half of Aleppo is lost.
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 21:32:53 2024
OMG. The projection. So cute <3. *Huggles*
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 21:36:14 2024
Murder
By that logic, punch yourself in the face. It will eventually make you prettier.
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 21:38:57 2024
More seriously, like I said to seb. The problem with Constitutional reform and new elections is that the "wrong" people win. Islamist insurgent groups turn out the be pretty marginalized nationally.

So you would want to play the long game. Which is not really an immediate gratification generation thing.

So, we can cite the Dayton accords from 1997 instead of understanding that a lot of civic development can take place over 30 years if you actually let it play out.
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 21:42:40 2024
I think a lot of our disagreements stem from me being the only one that believes the Western Securlar Democratic tradition is innately superior.

Things will inevitably go our way if we let them play out.

Woe Ye of little faith :(.
jergul
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Fri Nov 29 21:51:33 2024
That was unfair. Most of you are stuck in a tribal mindset: "Yay team". The actual facts do not matter.

But some of you have an idea about ideological struggles. Here I believe time is on our side because our system is superior. You do not believe time is on our side because you cannot see any obvious superiority.

So what are you fighting about again?

You are wierd.
murder
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Sat Nov 30 01:10:43 2024

"By that logic, punch yourself in the face. It will eventually make you prettier."

I don't need to be prettier. Some others could use it though.

jergul
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Sat Nov 30 02:46:01 2024
I should be more precise. My version of the Western, Secular, Democratic Tradition is innately superior.

Spin-offs simulations tend to reek of blatant hypocracy and double standards, so are unlikely to catch on in the long run.
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 03:14:27 2024
rank double standards*
Nimatzo
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Sat Nov 30 08:54:54 2024
Aleppo citadel lost.

Dam it Jergul! You just had to open you fucking mouth didn’t you?keep you fucking predictions to yourself in the future.
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 09:45:20 2024
Nimi, cutie-pie. What prediction?
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 09:58:49 2024
What is your prediction for the Kurdish Sheikh Maqsoud district? Since your wife is kurdish and all.

It seems pretty obvious at this point that Turkey did not give Russia a headsup, and well, Turkey does have a kurdish agenda.
Nimatzo
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Sat Nov 30 11:26:19 2024
These are not the droids we are looking for.
Nimatzo
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Sat Nov 30 11:34:22 2024
I think your retardation was obvious when you said “*let* the islamist have their Tet offensive”. Given that the Tet offensive famously marks the beginning of the of US presence in Vietnam. You were predicting the end of the Russia et al in Syria.
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 11:45:07 2024
"Given that the Tet offensive famously marks the beginning of the of US presence in Vietnam"

Rofl. Sorry cutie, but that was just so wrong. Check it out on wiki if interested.

The tet offensive cost the NV/VC dearly, but it also fundamentally weakened US resolve at home. The administration had been spinning the war to the enemy being close to defeat, yet it mounted a huge offensive that breached US embassy grounds amongst other things. It, more than anything, influenced the US decision to Vietnamise the conflict and pull out.
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 11:48:18 2024
The analogy is that the Islamists are now exposed to airpower and will take heavy losses now that the cease fire is over, but that the Regime will pay a very heavy PR price from any territorial gains the insurgents make.

Kind of the opposite of what you thought darling.
Nimatzo
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Sat Nov 30 12:35:14 2024
So many words, so emotional, so little substance.

You analogy is bizarre, given that the Tet offensive, *famously* marks a turning point, the beginning of the end. You are predicting the end of Russian et al in Syria, with you Tet offensive reference? I think you fucked up and forgot what the Tet offensive was all about, you went to wikipedia and now you are trying to Jergulize it so that it makes sense in the context you brought it up it. lol you dunce :)

"darling"

I have been meaning to tell you, but recently you have become really gay and creepy. Like even more gay and creepy than usual.
Nimatzo
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Sat Nov 30 12:39:13 2024
Given that the Tet offensive famously marks the beginning of the [end]of US presence in Vietnam. You were predicting the *end* of the Russia et al in Syria.

This may have confused you as to what I just said, given that you have massive problems with reading comprehension and contexts and read everything I say in an emotionally heightened state.

You should do a better job hiding how badly I get under your skin.
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 13:11:07 2024
hehehe, the hapless projection. You are very cute nimi. Not very smart, but very cute <3
Nimatzo
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Sat Nov 30 15:04:23 2024
Mhm

Anyway, things look very dark right now in Syrian, looks like Assad forces have retreated on a broad front, SDF has swooped in. Frontline collapsing on multiple axis. A disaster.
Paramount
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Sat Nov 30 15:25:05 2024
There’s no reason to worry. If the USA/CIA is involved there will be democracy soon.
Rugian
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Sat Nov 30 15:36:13 2024
Ma'arat al-Nu'man has reportedly fallen to the rebels.
Sam Adams
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Sat Nov 30 15:41:49 2024
The scale of the soviet bloc collapse is so large one starts to wonder if assad can hold syria.
Sam Adams
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Sat Nov 30 15:45:48 2024
There are no insurgents in aleppo!

Lol good call jergul.
Nimatzo
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Sat Nov 30 16:01:22 2024
Rugian
Allegedly even Khan Sheykhoun..
Rugian
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Sat Nov 30 16:07:03 2024
Nim

Possibly supporting that claim, the Russians are supposedly retreating from al-Suqaylabiyah as well.

Oh boy. Is Hama going to be in danger soon?
Rugian
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Sat Nov 30 16:33:55 2024
Yup...the rebels are marching south as well:

"18 minutes ago
Sheikh Mustafa and Maarat Harmah in the southern Idlib countryside were captured by rebels

22 minutes ago
Opposition groups seized the towns of Morek, Kafr Zita and Marzeta in northern Hama"
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 16:58:42 2024
Sammy
VOA. Bad call by VOA.
Rugian
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Sat Nov 30 18:04:46 2024
"42 minutes ago
Confirmed mass withdrawals of the government army from the city of Hama are taking place now"

Epic fail.

Nimatzo
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Sat Nov 30 18:12:01 2024
From what I have heard, this was especially the case in Aleppo, nobody filled the positions when Hezbollah left for southern Lebanon.
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 18:18:06 2024
Kurds repelled the first Islamist attack on their part of Aleppo (Kurdish forces hold about a quarter of the city if memory serves). Also, first POW execution just dropped.
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 18:27:55 2024
Israel is starting to look a little bit smarter. There is solid logic to the Lebanon offensive if the plan was a followup punch by Islamists in Syria.

60k insurgents. That is like a third of the force Russia steam rolled Ukraine with initially. Though there was eventually a pretty broad pullback from that overreach.
Sam Adams
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Sat Nov 30 18:52:42 2024
"Sammy
VOA. Bad call by VOA."

Bad call by you trusting a bad source.
Sam Adams
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Sat Nov 30 18:53:26 2024
Rumors that assad has fled
Sam Adams
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Sat Nov 30 19:01:30 2024
Think you can hold damascus jergul?
murder
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Sat Nov 30 19:28:16 2024

"There’s no reason to worry. If the USA/CIA is involved there will be democracy soon."

I don't think we're involved.

Rugian
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Sat Nov 30 19:35:01 2024
Rebels are starting to enter Hama.

I don't think the city has ever previously fallen to the rebels. Whoops.
Rugian
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Sat Nov 30 19:36:49 2024
That being said, even if Hama falls I'd be surprised if Assad decided to throw in the towel. The rebels would still have another 140 miles to cover before reaching Damascus, and they got Homs standing in the way.
Nimatzo
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Sat Nov 30 19:45:54 2024
I’m almost too afraid to ask, but what does Jergul think?
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 20:12:03 2024
Sammy
I dunno. I only follow one conflict at a time closely. It depends mostly on popular sentiment. 60k is not an occupation force able to hold hostile territory effectively.

Murder
You are involved. The F-35 release to Turkey is unlikely coincidental. An assymetrical effort on behalf of both Israel and Ukraine.

Nimi
What do you think? Will the Kurds be able to hold the 25% of Alepo they hold, or will the Islamists overwhelm them?
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 20:13:46 2024
Sammy
True. Voice of America is a known US propaganda outlet. My bad.
murder
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Sat Nov 30 20:19:09 2024

"You are involved."

Not likely with al-Qaeda remnants involved and them attacking the Kurds.

If we are it's almost certainly a Trump/Erdogan deal.

jergul
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Sat Nov 30 20:21:50 2024
A biden-Erdogan deal. Biden released the F-35s.
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 20:23:01 2024
But I do have issues with the premise that "The US would never back terrorists". Indirect backing by way of Turkey is still support.
murder
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Sat Nov 30 20:32:00 2024

It's your assertion that the F-35s had anything to do with it. I don't accept that.

murder
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Sat Nov 30 20:33:51 2024

"But I do have issues with the premise that "The US would never back terrorists""

I never said any such thing. I never would. Cuban exiles, CIA, yada yada ...

Back al-Qaeda is a whole other thing. 9/11 yada yada ...

murder
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Sat Nov 30 20:47:04 2024

^ doesn't apply to Trump because he's a moron and doesn't know anything about anything and doesn't care. He also would have no loyalty towards the Kurds since they haven't named him their king yet. ;o)

Rugian
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Sat Nov 30 20:49:19 2024
They didn't help us in Normandy you know.
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 21:06:52 2024
Fair enough murder. Though I do think one degree of separation through Turkey resolves that particular bad taste (also one degree of separation between the new AQ and whatever OBL had going back then).
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 21:07:55 2024
Murder
I think Turkey was asked to give a hand and Turkey said "ahem, F-35s seem to be stuck for some reason".
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 21:09:29 2024
Just a regular tuesday transactional deal. Its not as if F-35s do not create US jobs or anything. The reason for blocking sales in the first place was spurious (waah s400ds maybe data leak, but actually just not Patriot systems).
Nimatzo
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Sat Nov 30 21:13:27 2024
Jergul
I know way too little about what is going on, things are moving too quickly and very little in the way facts. I have no comments.

How about that for an answer :-)

Completely unverified rumors of coup attempt in Syria.
jergul
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Sat Nov 30 22:08:25 2024
A good answer.
murder
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Sat Nov 30 23:24:23 2024

btw this is a perfect example of why you don't establish a ceasefire and let the enemy hang around unless you simply can't defeat them.

If you let them live, you will be dealing with them again.

TheChildren
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Sun Dec 01 15:13:05 2024
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlROZMRQ0sE

Paramount
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Sun Dec 01 18:54:03 2024
That means that the US mafia has to pay $10 million to Russia now.
murder
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Sun Dec 01 21:53:29 2024

It's odd that TheChildren spends so much time watching Hindustan Times videos.

TheChildren
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Sun Dec 01 21:56:53 2024
wat is odd?

westoid media likes 2 propafunda so no point watchin that shit

hindus like 2 show da real thing, so therefore i post them hindu shit

if westoid media post normal facts, i wuld post westoid media link

murder
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Sun Dec 01 22:01:50 2024

I would think you'd stick to official Chinese media.

TheChildren
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Sun Dec 01 22:03:29 2024
yes, i stick 2 chinese media 4 da important stuff

Sam Adams
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Mon Dec 02 00:30:40 2024
Seems like soviet bloc forces have stabilized their lines somewhere south of aleppo, after losing the entire province and mutiple bases/caches.
jergul
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Mon Dec 02 00:31:59 2024
Doing better than Ukraine then after day 3.
jergul
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Mon Dec 02 00:36:02 2024
Not the best analogy, but we need to see how Syrian regime and Kurdish mobilization plays out.
Nimatzo
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Mon Dec 02 07:54:59 2024
Hard time imagining the rebels are going to give up Aleppo as easily as Assad just did. Best case scenario, this would be Mosul all over again. Islamic State rolls over Iraqi forces in less than a day, it take 10 months of active fighting to take Mosul back. Tsk tsk tsk… this is the price Islamic republic and Hezbollah are paying for fucking around with Israel and setting themselves on fire for the suicidal and brainless Palestinian resistance.
Sam Adams
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Mon Dec 02 09:26:13 2024
Iranians tried to push reinforcements from iraq to syria. Our A10s chewed up one such convoy of about 30 vehicles.

That must have been fun... for the a10s of course.
jergul
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Mon Dec 02 16:51:45 2024
Iraqis. I would wait for DoD confirmation. Aiding and abetting terrorists seems a bit much frankly.
Nimatzo
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Mon Dec 02 19:13:56 2024
Hashd Al-shabi has said they are ”not allowed” to fight outside Iraq.

Islamic republic’s resistance is crumbling :-)
jergul
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Mon Dec 02 19:21:15 2024
[insert random even]

Islamic republic's resistance is crumbling :-).

For example

Iranian at Tromsø police station was fired today (true story).

Islamic republic's resistance is crumbling :-).

========

Every decades needs an Aeros "This must mean war", so good job picking up the slack in that regard Nimi!

You know what that means, right:

Islamic republic's resistance is crumbling :-).


You got it! :).
Nimatzo
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Mon Dec 02 19:21:34 2024
Reuters reporting that Hezbollah is not ready to send fighters at the moment either.
Nimatzo
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Mon Dec 02 19:26:37 2024
You made a pretty clear to us that you don’t understand relevance or coherence in that FEMA thread. Random unrelated events, vs events happening within the axis of resistence, e.g refusing to aid each other. Aiding Islamic republic refusing to help Hamas, refusing to help Hezbollah as they got obliterated, now PMU refusing to aid Syria. Etc and so on.

You are broken.
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