Syria accepts ONE BILLION BUCKARINOS in credit from the Islamic Republic of Iran - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Syrian President Bashar al-Assad signed a law ratifying a $1 billion credit line from top regional ally Iran, Syria's state news agency SANA said on Wednesday, funds which will help ease economic strains from the costly war. The agreement was between two state-owned banks, the Syrian Commercial Bank and Export Development Bank of Iran, it said. Syria signed a previous $3.6 billion credit line with Iran in July 2013 which has been used up mostly for oil imports, bankers have said. [/QUOTE] [url]http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/08/us-mideast-crisis-syria-iran-idUSKCN0PI1RD20150708[/url] [URL]http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/08/middleeast/syria-iran-loan/[/URL]

I could have sworn you were talking about the [I]other[/I] Islamic state. What the hell are they gonna do with all that money? Blow up more people?

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;48151659]I could have sworn you were talking about the [I]other[/I] Islamic state. What the hell are they gonna do with all that money? Blow up more people?[/QUOTE] Nuke Israel, what else do you think

Isn't Iran the one keeping the Army of Syria afloat with most of their equipment and shit?

[QUOTE=Thomo_UK;48151752]Isn't Iran the one keeping the Army of Syria afloat with most of their equipment and shit?[/QUOTE] yup, along with russia

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;48151659]I could have sworn you were talking about the [I]other[/I] Islamic state. What the hell are they gonna do with all that money? Blow up more people?[/QUOTE] Pretty much. The SAA is back on the offensive and they need money to maintain momentum in their attempt to preserve a regime that is, in all honesty, the best outcome for syria at this point.

[QUOTE=cxcxxxxx;48152592]Pretty much. The SAA is back on the offensive and they need money to maintain momentum in their attempt to preserve a regime that is, in all honesty, the best outcome for syria at this point.[/QUOTE] No it's not the best outcome. It's a bad outcome, there just happens to be no good outcomes possible and this one is somewhat less worse than other outcomes.

[QUOTE=cxcxxxxx;48152592]Pretty much. The SAA is back on the offensive and they need money to maintain momentum in their attempt to preserve a regime that is, in all honesty, the best outcome for syria at this point.[/QUOTE] You mean the same regime that started the war? "Best outcome", meaning there will still be an insurgency against Bashar for a long time even if they gain control of the country again.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;48151659]I could have sworn you were talking about the [I]other[/I] Islamic state. What the hell are they gonna do with all that money? Blow up more people?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;48153113]It's a bad outcome, there just happens to be no good outcomes possible and this one is somewhat less worse than other outcomes.[/QUOTE] So then isn't that... The best outcome?

[QUOTE=Antdawg;48153513]So then isn't that... The best outcome?[/QUOTE] It's as the movie argo puts it, the best bad outcome, though as long as there is an Assad at the helm, Syria will still have a massive insurgency. I don't see how there's any way northern Syria will ever be part of southern Syria again without even more ethnic cleansing

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;48153113]No it's not the best outcome. It's a bad outcome, there just happens to be [b]no good outcomes possible and this one is somewhat less worse than other outcomes.[/b][/QUOTE] so in other words the best possible outcome

[QUOTE=Araknid;48154343]so in other words the best possible outcome[/QUOTE] It's really not the best possible outcome though. If Assad ever regains control of all of Syria it'll be in a blood bath we've not seen yet in this war. Frankly it's hard to tell what the best possible outcome would have been.

Best outcome is if Assad wins and Kurds get independence. Meanwhile "peaceful" rebels/ISIS/Islamic Front/Al Nursra all lose and the United States never interferes with a foreign war again. [QUOTE=MuTAnT;48162351]If Assad ever regains control of all of Syria it'll be in a blood bath we've not seen yet in this war.[/QUOTE] sorry don't think assad can top ISIS here, and I don't think he wants to.

[QUOTE=MillySoose;48162795]Best outcome is if Assad wins and Kurds get independence. Meanwhile "peaceful" rebels/ISIS/Islamic Front/Al Nursra all lose and the United States never interferes with a foreign war again. sorry don't think assad can top ISIS here, and I don't think he wants to.[/QUOTE] Kurds getting independence will result in Turkey going nuts + iraq will be unhappy. I kind of agree with you on Assad winning being a possibly favourable outcome (stability to the region) but I think the area is so divided and polarised with hatred/injustice so deeply engrained that Assad's victory would cause another wave of major violence or would cause on going violence. I also agree that the US should stop interfering with other nations but they won't, it is in their interest economically and politically to interfere with the middle east. As for Assad not wanting to win... I think he does want to win and regain the areas previously under his control, perhaps if he did he might lose support from his allies, would need to rebuild the area and would have to once again risk having America/the west stare down at him wanting to drop bombs and supply weapons to his enemies. This considered, I don't think Assad will be around for long after the fighting stops, I might be wrong though, I suspect once things calmed down another "revolution" would occur.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;48151659]I could have sworn you were talking about the [I]other[/I] Islamic state. What the hell are they gonna do with all that money? Blow up more people?[/QUOTE] One billion buys a lot of barrels, TNT and helicopter fuel