[Owl558]

"...he has no choice in order to protect his ethnic minority, the Alawites. They will get slaughtered if the Sunni wins the Civil War. And then, it’ll be open season on Christians in Syria." The Alawites themselves claim to be a sect of Shia' Islam. They believe in reincarnation. The basic doctrine of the Alawite faith is the deification of Ali. He is one member of a trinity corresponding roughly to the Christian Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but they are NOT Christian. Do you believe that Muḥammad ibn Nuṣayr an-Namīrī is god? The Alawites do. I continue to see this myth repeated by what I guess are Christians in the US. Not sure how this lie got started. Sadly, Americans are famous for knowing almost nothing about the history, cultures, and traditions of people outside of our borders. How embarrassing.

[hannibaal]

You clearly did not read his post correctly. He does not say that Alawites are christian, he says that once they will be wiped out, THEN it will be open season on the christians in Syria. And there are MANY christians living in Syria....