RE: Donald Trump manages to be more sensible on Syria than Hilary
October 12, 2016 at 4:18 pm
(This post was last modified: October 12, 2016 at 4:23 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
Of course it's a pretext. Driving moderates into radical arms would be sound strategy, if you're a Russian commander.
One additional motive not mentioned in the article: Russia may be wishing to terrorize the non-combatants in Aleppo so that other cities don't welcome any rebel presence for fear of similar treatment.
Making an example of them, if you'll pardon the callousness of the phrase in this context.
ETA: At the very end the article makes a nod to this idea. Disregard this comment.
One additional motive not mentioned in the article: Russia may be wishing to terrorize the non-combatants in Aleppo so that other cities don't welcome any rebel presence for fear of similar treatment.
Making an example of them, if you'll pardon the callousness of the phrase in this context.
ETA: At the very end the article makes a nod to this idea. Disregard this comment.
