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Another afterthought, a change in wording for clarification.

U.S. is not responsible for the mayhem that engulfed Syria but shares responsibility in not trying to prevent it. and encouraging it.

Changed: Another, “We had to destroy them in order to save them,” or, “To have them live in peace, we had to make them live in pieces.”

To: Is this another, “We had to let them destroy themselves in order for them to save themselves,” or, “To have them live in peace, we had to encourage them to split into pieces?”

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That's smart. I try to be honest, research carefully, and not mix opinions with facts. However, we all have our proclivities and sometimes do not realize it. I'm open to any corrections and will correct and apologize if I have definitely erred.

I sense most people do not realize that the media has definite agendas and audiences and tend to select information that suits their agendas and pleases their audiences. Say Assad and a Pavlovian response to liberal Democrats is anger; say Biden, who shares responsibility for the genocide in Gaza and the response is warm. Once minds are molded, anything can be said. I'm sure the Assads did terrible things but, if you listen carefully, we are only told and told and told, while the evidence still does not correspond with what we are being told. I'm preparing an article on that situation. I was in a catastrophe that the news reports exaggerated by 1000 percent. People interviewed on television at the airport made up stories confirming the "happenings." They interview 100 persons until they find someone who is pliable to repeat what they want said.

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Very insightful article on Assad. I plan to re-read it more carefully.

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