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Death toll rises amid continuing attacks by government forces.

Five myths about Syria [op-ed]

1 posted on 03/17/2012 9:32:08 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

Number 6: Islam does not want to enslave or kill anyone here.


3 posted on 03/17/2012 9:37:26 AM PDT by jimpick
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To: SunkenCiv

Well, the Leftist ComPost takes its usual position, on the wrong side.

Assad is a murderous thug. The Muslim Brotherhood is even worse.

I know the leftist MSM, the leftist UN, and the Muslim Obama would like to enter this war on the wrong side, but it would be another horrible mistake—like clinton’s war in Yugoslavia, and Obama’s war in Libya.

Assad is murdering rebels? Well, the rebels are busy murdering people, too, as this article admits. Innocents on both sides are fleeing. But the rebels started it—and they would be worse than Assad. That’s Muslims for you: there’s always someone worse waiting in the wings.


5 posted on 03/17/2012 9:45:50 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: SunkenCiv

Great post, my 2 cents to add:

1. Assad’s departure will greatly increase the inevitable fighting. The Alawites are a Shia sect, they and all shia’s will be hunted down by the sunni’s whom are fueled by the Muslim Brotherhood and the Saudi’s, Qatari’s and Jordanians.

It will be a bloodbath.

Our problem is that we want the Assad’s and Iranian influence gone but don’t want to be associated with the ethnic cleansing to come.

Our UAV patrols are not their for “humanitarian monitoring” as we have said, but for terrain mapping. Whatever fighting is to come, we want to prevent large scale attacks by any side using armor, artillery, or the very elusive rocket launchers.

Lots of weapons and trained insurgents are going in and massing on the borders. Gonna be a ruckus, soon, 2-3 months or less.

2. We know very well what’s going on but will be hard pressed to influence a peaceful outcome. The media is being kept away by all sides.

3. Well said.

4. There is no relationship between the Libyan events and Syria except that hundreds of Libyans have made their way to Syria to join the fight.

5. Much of the international community is driving the violence. Syria’s “friends” Russia and Iran are starting to back away. Once the Assad’s are gone, Turkey and Jordan will lead an Arab coalition to stabilize Syria from infighting.


6 posted on 03/17/2012 9:54:52 AM PDT by gandalftb (11th MEU, 2/4 Echo, TRAP Force)
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5.The international community has to intervene to stop the violence

I'm not willing to spend blood or money to do this.

No matter what you do for or to a muslim, at the end of the day, you will still be the infidel and the muslim will still hate you.

I have no desire to save them.

8 posted on 03/17/2012 10:15:42 AM PDT by umgud (No Rats, No Rino's)
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