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riderinthestorm

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16. This is a simmering civil war and you are advocating for it to become a full blown shitstorm

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 04:10 PM

Feb 2013

The Sunni and Shia on both sides will fight to the death. I predict it would be a genocidal disaster with nuclear Israel dragged in.

A negotiated departure for Assad and anyone else who wants to go would be FAR FAR preferable than for Syria to endure the bloodbath that will happen if he is assassinated.

We really don't know who the "peaceful demonstrators" are/were. Nobody does. In fact, from the muddled reports I've read, the crackdown began when 15 Syrian police officers will killed by the "peaceful demonstrators". We know for certain that the rebels NOW are Sunni extremists on the an AQ order, backed by powerful Sunni kingdoms like the Saudis.

Be very careful what you wish for here.

The Russians have a vested interest in their port in Syria but they are also extremely wary of the religious extremism that is a tinderbox waiting to explode in Syria. Obama has wisely decided (for once) to stay the hell out of the way. We can only hope he continues to stay that course.

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Syria has long been their toehold in the Middle East AgingAmerican Feb 2013 #1

So what does that mean, exactly? loudsue Feb 2013 #2

Land? Lasher Feb 2013 #5

Good donco Feb 2013 #3

I hope he stays in Damascus. David__77 Feb 2013 #4

Revolting, but I hope he stays as well so they can eventually kill him and his gang of thugs jzodda Feb 2013 #6

I don't think it's revolting to oppose al-Qaeda. David__77 Feb 2013 #10

This is a simmering civil war and you are advocating for it to become a full blown shitstorm riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #16

Well I agree to an extent jzodda Feb 2013 #18

This is not secular v Islamist. Its not an Arab Spring revolution. This is Sunni v Shia riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #19

I was talking about the intra faction not overall jzodda Feb 2013 #20

If you are not considering "overall" than you are speaking from ignorance. riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #21

The "Arab Spring" revolutions are not only grass roots "democratic" movements, but pampango Feb 2013 #22

I don't disagree with hardly any of that pampango BUT there's an element here on DU riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #23

Honestly I think the only ignorance is coming from you jzodda Feb 2013 #29

Please point out anywhere I've said I support Assad. I'll wait. nt riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #30

I can't jzodda Feb 2013 #31

Defending the latest representative of the Assad royal family is not the same as defending Syria. pampango Feb 2013 #7

fantastic post! jzodda Feb 2013 #8

Assad himself is not so important. David__77 Feb 2013 #11

Assad is a royalist because he inherited the right to rule from his father. That's how royal famiies pampango Feb 2013 #14

We don't know who the "rebels" are and to assert that you or anyone else knows is wrong imho riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #15

"Once he goes the entire region will be engulfed in a firestorm..." pampango Feb 2013 #17

I hope he stays as well, so he can face trial for his regime's crimes. geek tragedy Feb 2013 #9

Yes, he belongs to it, and not vice versa. David__77 Feb 2013 #12

he's a dictator responsible for the murder of thousands of his citizens dlwickham Feb 2013 #26

The Russians have a strategic interest in Syria in that their only naval base on the Mediterranean PufPuf23 Feb 2013 #13

What I dont understand is this roxy1234 Feb 2013 #24

because they're attacking Islamic terrorists in Mali dlwickham Feb 2013 #27

And I am ok with it roxy1234 Feb 2013 #28

Russia probably has the decks loaded with more of their WW2 junk to sell there. Sunlei Feb 2013 #25