Many of these reports have come from rather vague sources. Mind you, I'm not saying Assad was a great guy, but he was more or less under control and while he ran a police state, people had more freedom under it than they will have under the Islamist police state that replaces it. The Egyptians are just realizing this...
“Mind you, I’m not saying Assad was a great guy, but he was more or less under control and while he ran a police state, people had more freedom under it than they will have under the Islamist police state that replaces it. The Egyptians are just realizing this...”
I agree. I wonder if it’s truly the “people of Syria” who are trying to oust Assad, or outside factions such as the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Quaeda?