Posted on 09/15/2014 2:11:46 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
There were few modern democrats among the armed opposition to Assad two years ago. There are far fewer now. So who can Obama trust not to turn Western-supplied weapons against us later?
The young rebels and opposition activists gathered in a school to discuss how the northern Syrian town of Al Bab should be governed after the departure of Bashar al Assad’s soldiers were taken aback by the question: “Why aren’t there any women here?” It was the summer of 2012, more than 12 months into the uprising against the Syrian president, and more than a year before Abu Bakr al Baghdadi announced the formation of his al Qaeda breakaway, the Islamic State of Syria and Sham, or ISIS.
Initial surprise at my question was followed by smirks. The young men who had talked about ushering in a new era of modern democracy and freedom in Syria pushed forward a nervous young imam to explain. “It is not in our tradition for men and women to mix,” he said. “They can have their own meeting, if they want. And if we need advice on some issues, we can ask them.” There were some chuckles at this. So much for democracy, at least in its Western guise.
Later that night I sat with two local sheikhs who explained how they were forming a court to adjudicate civil disputes and rule on criminal cases. “We will use Sharia law,” said Abdulbaset Kuredy. “What else is there? After Assad, the whole country will be governed by Sharia.” Then he launched into a condemnation of the corrupt West and its acceptance of homosexuality and same-sex marriage. The sheikhs were aligned with the Free Syrian Army, the rebel group now touted in Washington as the “moderates” to support
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"There was nothing I saw in Al Bab in August 2012—still early days in the insurrection that is now halfway through its fourth year—that led me to feel that if the Syrian uprising toppled Assad, it would lead to an inclusive, minority-respecting, and more or less democratic outcome."
It doesn’t appear to me that the “moderates” are strong enough to topple Assad and even if they did, they wouldn’t be able to control the country.
Still assuming they’re “moderate” this would open the door for ISIS.
They only sell Westerners!
Those voices in Obama’s head ?
“There was nothing I saw in Al Bab in August 2012—still early days in the insurrection that is now halfway through its fourth year—that led me to feel that if the Syrian uprising toppled Assad, it would lead to an inclusive, minority-respecting, and more or less democratic outcome.”
THEY SAID THE EXACT SAME DAMNED THING ABOUT EGYPT A FEW YEARS EARLIER BEFORE THEY VOTED THE MOOSE-LIMB BROTHERHOOD INTO POWER, THANK GOD THE EGYPTIAN MILLITARY TOOK OUT THE TRASH....
The middle east revolutionaries see Democracy not as an END SOLUTION, but as a MEANS to VOTE SHaria LAW into effect, at which point there is not further elections!!!!
The revolutionaries will tell the westerners that “YES, we want democracy”, what they don’t say is that they only want it long enough to “Legitimize” their power into place then they never give up their power they gain....
[ They only sell Westerners! ]
The moderates only sell the westerners to ISIS because they are too moderate to behead them on their own....
“It doesn’t appear to me that the “moderates” are strong enough to topple Assad and even if they did, they wouldn’t be able to control the country.
Still assuming they’re “moderate” this would open the door for ISIS.”
Actually, there are no moderate Muslims. There are only overt radical Muslims and covert radical Muslims.
We should be allying ourselves with Bashir Assad.
Our enemies are HIS enemies. And he protected Christians
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Same as the moderate Libyans, the moderate Egyptians, the moderate Hamas, and all the other “moderates” that Obama has been backing in hie Arab Spring Tour.
They are ALL Islamic extremists, some just have better publicity agents.
Didn’t you hear that the so-called moderate rebels signed a nonaggression pact with ISIS. There are no moderate rebels to arm.
This is the most fouled up “strategy” in American history.
We should let ISIS win in Syria and Iraq, then we can feel better about killing the whole lot.
“This is the most fouled up “strategy” in American history.”
I think Obama and his handler know exactly what they are doing and it is working perfectly. Doing nothing IS the strategy. As you know, it is allowing ISIS to expand, fortify, and strengthen.
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