[Little Ray]

More “involuntary martyrdom,” eh?

Y’know I’am still having trouble with the whole Syria thing.

Assad is killing Al Qaeda, Moslem Brotherhood, their supporters, and camp followers. Why the hell aren’t we SUPPORTING him?

[MarMema]

Because he is supporting the Russian monopoly on natural gas, and we're trying to enter the market ourselves.

But in his ketchup-bleeding heart, Kerry knows full well that America’s aggression against Syria is not over sarin but natural gas. First of, Syria’s biggest supporter, Russia, is the world’s leading exporter of this stuff, and supplies Europe with nearly 40% of its needs, so that’s a lot of leverage

"To wiggle out of this dependence, another source of natural gas was needed, and Qatar proposed a pipeline to Europe by way of Syria, except Assad would not acquiesce. Russia is Assad’s main protector, after all, and Russian navy ships have docked in the Syrian port of Tartus since 1971. Rebuffed, the US, France, England, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and others decided to back terrorists to unseat Assad. Aiming to destroy Syria, this charming group calls itself the Friends of Syria, naturally. A long time enemy of Syria, Israel also supports this hostility, though its escalation might just wipe a good chunk of this pariah state off the map."