Aleppo, Syria. Insurgents now only control 1% of the city. They are pretty well surrounded by Syrian troops and being pulverised by Russian jets. America's idea: "Hey, Syria, why not set up a corridor to let the insurgents run away?" Syria: "Are they going to surrender?" US: "Oh, no, they can't do that. We've given them too many weapons for them to surrender." Syria: "They are radical Islamic Terrorists." US: "No, they are...moderate Islamic terrorists." Syria: "If they are not going to surrender, then they will be killed in war. That's what happens in war, if they don't surrender. If they keep fighting and killing us, they will be killed." US: "But that's not fair. If you do that, they can't regroup and we can't fund them to kill you anymore." "Yep, That's right." US: "Doesn't seem fair. Don't you think that's kind of nasty?" Syria "Well, um, let me think.... ....no."

Aleppo, Syria.
Insurgents now only control 1% of the city. They are pretty well surrounded by Syrian troops and being pulverised by Russian jets.
America's idea: "Hey, Syria, why not set up a corridor to let the insurgents run away?"
Syria: "Are they going to surrender?"
US: "Oh, no, they can't do that. We've given them too many weapons for them to surrender."
Syria: "They are radical Islamic Terrorists."
US: "No, they are...um....(pause)...moderate Islamic terrorists."
Syria: "If they are not going to surrender, then they will be killed in war. That's what happens in war, if they don't surrender. If they keep fighting and killing us, they will be killed."
US: "But that's not fair. If you do that, they can't regroup and we can't fund them to kill you anymore."
"Yep, That's right."
US: "Doesn't seem fair. Don't you think that's kind of nasty?"
Syria "Well, um, let me think.... (pause) ....no."