Posted on 06/13/2013 10:43:00 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
The crisis in Syria ...a deadly power struggle between two bitterly opposed Muslim ideologies, Sunni and Shia.
Already, the war inside Syria has resulted in 93,000 dead and 1.6 million refugees, with millions more displaced internally
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On one side are those who follow President Assad, who belongs to the Alawites — a splinter sect from Shia Islam.
On the other are ...insurgents drawn from the majority Sunni population, some of whom have close links to the Sunni jihadists of Al Qaeda.
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The main pillars of the current Assad regime are the army, the intelligence services and the Ba’athists, the local version of the national party Saddam Hussein led in Iraq.
Many wealthy businessmen in the capital Damascus also support the Assads, as do Christians who fear the rapid establishment of an Islamist state if he falls.
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Christians make up 10 per cent of the Syrian population, while another 10 per cent are Kurds, who are Sunnis and present in much larger numbers in Turkey, Iran and Iraq, too.
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Assad is supported by Iran (the main Shia power in the Middle East) and its militant Lebanese ally, the terrorist group Hezbollah.
The latter is Iran’s main weapon in any fight with Israel.
As a result, Assad is advised (and protected) by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, and there are also between 5,000 and 8,000 seasoned Hezbollah fighters inside Syria.
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The rebels have also benefited from the ferocious will-to-die of an Islamist group called Jabhat al-Nusra, which is allied with Al Qaeda in Iraq.
Many more rebels are Islamists of the Muslim Brotherhood persuasion.
They are supported with guns and money from Sunni states such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
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What happens in Syria affects Israel, .. And what affects Israel also involves the U.S., its staunch ally.
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I do hope we dont get mixed up with this mess
Behold Damascus, the smoldering heap.
Most wars are started by arrogance, stupidity and incompetence, qualities our Dear Leader has in World Class abundance, so starting a World War is well within his capabilities.
No. The Bible is very clear about such a conflict starting and ending at Jerusalem. Damascus is not the “burdensome stone” that burdens all people.
Assad+Russia vs. Al Queda+United States...what could go wrong!
The “rebels” are working for Western financial oligarchy, the same people who effectively run the United States.
Same rebels who took Egypt and Libya.
The financial oligarchy has decided to boot out Assad and place a puppet over the Syrian people.
This is NOT an indigenous war.
What it really proves, since the rebels are Al-Qada, is that CIA actually manages Al-Qada.
This is syrias.
obama has already started that particular process.
Paul was from Damascus in the south of Syria
He said “y’all” and stuff like that...
... So what the heck good could possibly come of this? And how the heck is this supposed to be money well spent? Geeze .... I need an aspirin.... I think my heads about to explode.
as usual we take in the Islamics who hate us and leave the helpless Christians to be slaughtered...
What it really proves, since the rebels are Al-Qada, is that CIA actually manages Al-Qada
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You’re exactly right.
If by “we” you mean “obama”, yeah. Every. Single. Time.
Not for sure if it could ignite A world war but I’m pretty sure Damascus is going to get destroyed, according to this one author I’ve read.
I think you have the roles of the CIA and al-Qa’eda reversed, in this instance.
What it really proves, since the rebels are Al-Qada, is that CIA actually manages Al-Qada.
Or more likely in my mind it is the other way around, in the last few years, the CIA has become under new management, and the new boss -not like the old boss
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