[ExpatCanuck]

which way are the turrets pointed?

Exactly. The direction will tell us precisely who the army is backing, the people or the Iranian backed Jihadis who are chomping at the bit to take over the country.

[Yet_Again]

Exactly. The direction will tell us precisely who the army is backing, the people or the Iranian backed Jihadis who are chomping at the bit to take over the country.

The problem is that in the middle east, the people generally are the Jihadis who want to take over the country. Remember, the Lebansese elected Hezbollah. In that region, there's nothing quite as effective as a good autocrat to supress Islam.