Posted on 11/18/2015 6:43:25 PM PST by marshmallow
Syrian President Bashar Assad considers Russia's Vladimir Putin as the "only defender of Christian civilization one can trust."
"When I look at the present state of things in the world I realize that Vladimir Putin is the sole defender of Christian civilization one can rely on," Assad said in an interview with French magazine Valeurs Actuelles.
The Syrian leader also said that he would step down only if asked to by the Syrian people and the Syrian parliament, adding that the issue of his possible resignation had not yet been raised on an international level.
Syria will only share intelligence information with France if Paris changes its policies in the region, President Assad said.
"If the French government is not serious in its fight against terrorism, we will not waste our time collaborating with a country, government or an institution that supports terrorism," he noted in the interview carried out the day after Friday's deadly attacks in Paris.
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This is so sad but true.
I agree.
No fan of Putin here. But it is certainly difficult to deny the obvious. Whatever his motives (which are almost certainly Bismarkian) he is standing up for Christianity and his country’s national interests.
Putin is not defending Christianity, would you call sending missiles to Iran defending Christianity?
Well at least he pays lip service to it, which is more than anyone else seems to be doing these days.
You can say what you want but Iran has boots on the ground and is fighting Isis. I have a weird feeling that if we get through this without fighting WWIII we will see an Orthodox Church in Iran.
Holy Crap.
“Christianity” is certainly giving Putin the excuse he needs to further his personal agenda — which, of course, has absolutely nothing to do with either cultural or scriptural Christianity.
Actually, Christians are treated far better in Iran than in any of the Gulf states which we claim as "allies." You'll find numerous Christian churches in Iran, but not a single one in Saudi Arabia. I'm not defending the Iranians, who still prohibit conversion of Muslims, but I much prefer them to the Saudis.
Well I’ll be a Monkey’s Uncle!
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