However Bashar Assad, a brutal dictator posed no threat to my nation. Before the civil war that was aided and encouraged by Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim could pray in their temple, church or mosque anywhere in Syria with no fear.
Thus, I think Bashar Assad by default is the good guy. I think we are fighting for the wrong side.
The forces opposing Assad are radical Sunni Islamists, without doubt our mortal enemies. The Christians, Shiites and Kurds are fighting for Assad.
Forget democracy in a Muslim Nation. They are both incompatible with each other. It will not work unless the tenants of the Koran become null and void and that will not happen. The only rational way to deal with the Muslim World is support the dictator of your choice and never, never, never support a theological dictatorship. A theological dictatorship by tennats of the Koran will be your avowed enemy as is Iran.
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I lived in Iran as a teenager. The vast majority of that nation is actually pro west. My heart bleeds for them. They have suffered greatly under the theocracy. Most of the Iranians are really good people.
What give the United States any moral or legal authority to dictate aircraft activity over another sovereign country?
.......particularly a legitimate elected government under attack by foreign Islamic mercenary forces recruited, trained in Jordan and supplied through Libya by clandestine elements of the CIA.....
Israel is neutral in the Syrian war, but they seem to feel they’re safer as long as the conflict continues, since neither side has any time to target them while it’s going on.
Our position should be what it was on the Iran/Iraq war...keep the war going on as long as possible until both sides bleed each other dry. Send arms to both sides if need be.