Aha, I know right? I have to point out the hypocrisy in his statement- Assad is saying Morsi’s fall is the end of “political Islam”, while massive receiving military and finical aid from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and while his troops are fighting alongside Hezbollah fighters. Oy to the freaking vey, people.
“Aha, I know right? I have to point out the hypocrisy in his statement- Assad is saying Morsi’s fall is the end of “political Islam”, while massive receiving military and finical aid from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and while his troops are fighting alongside Hezbollah fighters.”
Actually, it’s easy to understand. Assad WAS NEVER an Islamist...he may have been a dictator, but women didn’t have to look like astronauts and Christians weren’t be tortured by him.
But once we decided that he had to go and started dumping in heavy weapons against (so that the Brotherhood could take over) he resisted and took whatever allies he could find...which does include some strongly Islamic types. It was either that or ending up like Kadaffi. After this is over, hopefully soon, we’ll see if he sends those boys home. Hopefully he will have enough sense to do that, because they will come after him next.
So yea, Assad’s no angel, but he’s stuck with limited options to defend himself.