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	No, a coincidence is when things happen at the same time. ISIS was already losing when Trump took over. This probably didn't hurt, but it wasn't the deciding factor.
		
			
			
				
					  Originally Posted by OngBonga   Is it a coincidence that as soon as the USA stopped funding and arming "Syrian rebels" (aka ISIS), they started to lose the war? I'll credit Trump with that. 
 
 
 
	Yeah, 'cause they never would have found anywhere to buy arms from if not for this Timber Sycamore thing. Riiiigght.
		
			
			
				
					  Originally Posted by OngBonga   Ransoms and donations is not enough to maintain a caliphate. You need arms, and international support. 
 Oh, and here's another of those expert opinions you value so much.
 
 
 
	
		
			
			
				Robert Baer, a former CIA officer and CNN contributor, strongly criticized the Trump administration's cancellation of the program, calling it "a strategic mistake" and "a gift to Vladimir Putin."
			
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