Syrian army finds ISIS warehouses full of US-made lethal weapons

Win-Win situation.... the more Syria and friends win the war, the more goodies they win as well. Maybe this is how the American led Axis of Evil is helping out in the region? Giving arms to the Syrian govt? maybe for later export??

Good point, GDP. I've got a similar idea. (Tell me if you've heard this one before...

First point, though. Syria is primarily equipped with Eastern Bloc weapons which are not compatible with NATO stuff. (That was why the CIA through its Bulgarian proxies was supplying Eastern Bloc arms and ordnance through the Azerbaijan state Airlines, so it would at least look like it was leftover evil 'Russian/Soviet' stuff.

(Also, the Middle East state long-equipped with NATO weapons, (Israel), and other countries more recently equipped with them, (e.g., Saudi Arabia) have more use for these items than does Syria due to the logistical problems it would have in resupply and maintenance.)

I say that Russia and or Syria sell the weapons to Venezuela a la the Iran Contra technique, using Israel as the go between. (Joking.) Nah, that roundabout Iran Contra approach is sooo eighties, dude, and too arch-typically AmeriKant.

But honestly, the weapons have more value on the international market to one of the West's countries which are less than happy to be controlled by the US but which have already established a relatively 'western equipment supplied army.'

And, better yet - to teach these other nations and their citizens what the truth is, each firearm in the arsenal of SA countries would be another example of how the US/West has taken to doing business. So, rather than hiding it, Syria could/should simply stamp them, 'Given by US / UK / Israel / France / NATO to the Proxy Terror Group ISIA, which those countries created and sustained in a war crime war against Syria. This weapon was built in New Hampshire, USA, and supplied through X and Y and sold to ISIS in exchange for oil stolen from Syria. It was seized by the lawful Syrian army from ISIS and sold by Sovereign Country of Syria."

R.C.

I would think that there could be little doubt that the US has been supplying weapons by the back door to these, what can we call them ? Moderate opposition. How any armed opposition can be called moderate, is a mystery to me

Another favourite method is to supply money to NGOs in order to topple Governments the US doesn't like.

The US moans about foreign involvement in it's elections but the reality is the US does this all over the world.

Most people in the West know this and just smile at the propaganda spewing from the likes of CNN and the State-Owned BBC.

I just noticed something. Look at the picture closely. The first full row of rifles (dark grey green with flared barrels.) Guess what? They are airguns! You pump them by cocking the barrel down, and you can see how the front bottoms of the stocks are cut out to allow this. (It looks like some of the wooden rifles are the same.)

They are a perfect way to teach people - especially kids - how to shoot.

R.C.