[MrEdd]

Before that, the burden of Damascus will fall.
Watch Syria.

[cloudmountain]

Basher's father, Hafiz, was worse, I think...at least as bad. We lived over there (KSA) during the "reign" of Hafiz Assad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad Wikipedia

Bashar Hafez al-Assad
(Arabic: بشار حافظ الأسد‎‎ Baššār Ḥāfiẓ al-ʾAsad, born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the current President of Syria, holding the office since 17 July 2000.

Basher has been in power 16 years. He won't leave until he is assassinated. He has three children, all boys is seems, Zein al-Assad, Karim al-Assad and Hafez al-Assad. Maybe the last one, his namesake, will do his daddy in. Wouldn't be surprised.
And, you BETTER believe that all three sons are AS BAD as daddy and granddaddy.

The only difference is the "i" and "e" in their name, Hafiz and Hafez.

[caww]

Yes, Damascus will fall......with the tensions there now makes you wonder who is going to make that happen?????

If US begins to really fight Putin there I could see Putin leaving scorched earth if he’s loosing....or even if he’s just done with the fight.... as Russia History has shown when an invasion on their own soil.

I can see the US using a proxy like ISIS to destroy it should they be failing to win .....

What an ugly mess no matter which way this goes.....