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Tag: Iraq

Carrots > Sticks

Iraq offers the carrot of access to oil. A big juicy carrot. US keeps sending troops in every time.
Syria offered the threat of chemical weapons and/or a jihadist takeover. Too small a stick. US & Europe didn’t bother even arming the non-jihadist opposition.

Posted on August 12, 2014August 12, 2014Categories postTags Chemical Weapons, Iraq, Jihadists, Oil, SyriaLeave a comment
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