Do we now support Al Qaeda?

[kentuck]

From some of the reports I have read, some of the "rebel" fighters that are fighting against Assad and his forces in Syria are members of Al Qaeda? So if we decide to bomb Assad's munitions plants and airports, does that help Al Qaeda?

After 12 years of fighting Al Qaeda in the "war on terror", are we now on the side of the "rebels" in Syria? Isn't it a little strange how we choose our allies?

[Fumesucker]

1. It's all so simple it can be explained in a single letter to the editor

[darkangel218]

3. Damn!!

[dkf]

6. Sigh.

[99th_Monkey]

12. Wow, that really helps to sort things out most clearly.

NOT.

I bet at least 95% of this is true true.

[pnwmom]

13. Best post I've seen in a long time. n/t

[arely staircase]

2. whatever miley cyrus says nt

[Posteritatis]

4. I love how "al Qaeda" has become shorthand for "anyone we don't like to any extent anywhere." (nt)

[99th_Monkey]

11. Ding! Ding! I think we-e-e have a winner!

Why WAY more people don't see this is beyond me.

AQ = "the enemy" = whoever USA sez it is. got it?

[HardTimes99]

5. We have ALWAYS been at war in EastAsia. - nt

[fadedrose]

9. Great minds....nt

[fadedrose]

7. Reminds me of 1984

Sometimes they were at war with whoever, and sometimes not.

[HooptieWagon]

8. We take the side of whatever profits MIC.

Doesn't really matter who we're at war with....as long as there's war to feed the monster.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

10. We supported countries that supported Al Qaeda right after 9/11

Too bad Bob Graham was the only guy talking about it, and the fact we can't really trust anyone in that region.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

14. It's the default

My enemy's enemy is my friend at least until someone notices that's not such a good idea. I think that's how the Taliban got a lot of weapons to begin with.