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Report to NATO: 70% of Syrians support Assad [View all] Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 OP
the article is 3 months old. Assad isn't currently "winning". It would be great to find something KittyWampus Sep 2013 #1
Yes, I would too KW. nt Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #2
This was reported to NATO, not done by NATO maddezmom Sep 2013 #3
Yes, the OP link said the same thing. nt Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #6
I don't think that's accurate. David__77 Sep 2013 #4
Why? He had about 60% popular support in Jan 2012 before the Syrians caught a glimpse of the rebels Catherina Sep 2013 #14
The US is not in favor of regime change. The US favors "Assad change." MADem Sep 2013 #5
But Yemen's government is cooperative with us though. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #7
Well, Yemen is no paradise, even today. They continue to struggle, but MADem Sep 2013 #8
My request to you, if you have time in next few days, is to start an OP on this subject- KittyWampus Sep 2013 #9
Actually, the hope was that he'd be persuaded to pack and leave long ago...but the ebb and flow of MADem Sep 2013 #12
His pals in Russia also don't seem to be delivering those fighter jets he hasn't paid for. KittyWampus Sep 2013 #13
With 'friends' like that.... MADem Sep 2013 #24
Their other option is theocratic rule most likely under Sharia law. n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #10
They're waiting for us with flowers I tell ya! Yemen too can't wait to thank us for the drone love Catherina Sep 2013 #11
We still have a problem with that "ends justifying the means" thing. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #16
Gee, I thought it was 97%. moondust Sep 2013 #15
Why are you posting wing-nut drivel on DU? ellisonz Sep 2013 #17
Oh for pete's sake, get a grip. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #22
Really? Really, really? *pre-emptive facepalm* ellisonz Sep 2013 #25
And you're still saying nothing to show that the fact isn't true. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #27
I rendered your argument baseless and laughably un-sourced. ellisonz Sep 2013 #30
The premise is that a small minority are in oppostion to Assad. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #32
Show me your source to establish it! ellisonz Sep 2013 #34
That's not what proving a negative means. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #37
lol - I'm coining a new term to describe such an argument - "anti-logic." ellisonz Sep 2013 #41
Fine, you keep looking for a stat that will refute the one given Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #43
Here's something from the Guardian... David__77 Sep 2013 #33
Columnist, not the Guardian per say... ellisonz Sep 2013 #36
OK, well I meant it was a better source. David__77 Sep 2013 #38
So in short, it is not a good source. n/t ellisonz Sep 2013 #39
It's better than no data. As polling data generally is. David__77 Sep 2013 #42
They will love our humanitarian bombs. woo me with science Sep 2013 #18
It's not that they "support Assad", but that they want him to win. Xithras Sep 2013 #19
When you torture/rape/execute those who oppose you... FBaggins Sep 2013 #20
They MUST love Assad: look at the results of their free and fair election in 2007 brooklynite Sep 2013 #21
Since you edited, I'll edit too. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #23
Did they poll the 2 million refugees, too? blm Sep 2013 #26
Maybe someone should be asking them. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #29
Aside from the fact that no poll or survey done in Syria under the current conditions Daniel537 Sep 2013 #28
What it means (to me) is, Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #31
Report: 70% of germans support their leader, therefore he is good The Straight Story Sep 2013 #35
If it had been an internal civil war, maybe so. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #40
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